Beachley
Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales.
Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Severn, where the Severn Bridge ends and the smaller secondary bridge over the River Wye begins, both bridges carrying the M48 motorway between England and Wales though the motorway is not directly accessible from the village. The tidal range on this stretch of water is the highest in the UK. Before the construction of the bridge it was a ferry port from where the Aust Ferry operated until 1966. The population in 2011 was 764.
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Worth seeing in and around Beachley
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Severn Bridge
The Severn Bridge is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales, and took three and a half years to build, at a cost of £8 million.
900 m · suspension bridge in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia - 02Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern.
3.6 km · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 03Old Wye Bridge
The Old Wye Bridge or Town Bridge at Chepstow, known historically as Chepstow Bridge, crosses the River Wye between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England, close to Chepstow Castle. Although there had been earlier wooden bridges on the site since Norman times, the current road bridge was constructed of cast iron in 1816 during the Regency period, by John Rastrick of Bridgnorth, who greatly modified earlier plans by John Rennie.
3.7 km · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia - 04Aust Cliff
Aust Cliff is a 5.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest adjacent to the Severn Estuary, near the village of Aust, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. The Severn Bridge crosses the cliff.
2.1 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Chepstow Railway Bridge
Chepstow Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge built to a design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. Known as the "Great Tubular Bridge", it spanned the River Wye at Chepstow, Wales, and is considered one of Brunel's major achievements.
3.3 km · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06St Mary's Church
The Parish and Priory Church of St Mary is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Parts of the building, including its ornate west doorway, date from the late 11th century and are contemporary with the nearby Norman castle.
3.4 km · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 07St Tewdric's Church
St Tewdric's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is purportedly built over the resting place of Saint Tewdrig for whom it is named.
2.9 km · church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 08Powis Almshouses
The Powis Almshouses are a block of almshouses in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, at the junction of Church Street and Bridge Street. The building dates from about 1721, and was constructed as a result of a bequest from Thomas Powis, a vintner who was probably born in the town.
3.5 km · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Chepstow Museum
Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.
3.6 km · local museum in Chepstow · Wikipedia - 1014 Beaufort Square
14 Beaufort Square in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a townhouse of medieval origins. The present building was mainly constructed in the early 19th century.
3.5 km · building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
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Getting to Beachley
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 26 km · Cardiff (CWL), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 112 km
- Stations
- Chepstow railway station, 3.1 km
- Cardiff → Beachley40 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £5–6
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Beachley108 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £13–18
- London → Beachley96 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £10–14
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Beachley
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Beachley. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThe bridge over the river, which opened in 1906 and replaced a ferry (which promptly went bankrupt owing to an inevitable loss of custom), is particularly fine.
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If you know how people move in Beachley – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Beachley
Beachley is 18 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.