Ross on Wye

Worth seeing in and around Ross on Wye

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.

1. 01
   Goodrich Castle

   Goodrich Castle is a ruined medieval castle north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire" and is considered by historian Adrian Pettifer to be the "most splendid in the county, and one of the best examples of English military architecture".

   4.6 km · Grade I listed castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wilton Castle

   Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named after the manor associated with it.

   700 m · Grade I listed castle in Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Goodrich Court

   Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England was a 19th-century, neo-gothic mock castle built by the antiquarian Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick in 1828. Designed by the architect Edward Blore, the court is described by Pevsner as a "fantastic and enormous tower-bedecked house." The court's situation, on a hilltop facing Goodrich Castle, so offended the poet William Wordsworth that he wished "to blow away Sir Samuel Meyrick's impertinent structure and all the possessions it contained." Meyrick built the court to house his very significant collection of armour and antiquities, much of which subsequently passed to the British Museum and to the Wallace Collection.

   4.6 km · castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Dubricius

   St Dubricius’ Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in Hentland, Herefordshire, England.

   5.9 km · church in Hentland, Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Wilton Bridge

   Wilton Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge crossing the River Wye between Wilton, Herefordshire and Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

   700 m · Grade I listed bridge at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Giles

   St Giles' Church, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England is an Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Hereford. The church dates from the 13th century, although almost all of the current building is of the 14th century, or from the 19th century restoration.

   5.6 km · church in Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Chase Hotel, Ross-On-Wye

   The Chase in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, is a house of historical significance. It was built in 1818 by an attorney, and was a private residence of several notable people until it was sold in 1927.

   500 m · historic house in Herefordshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   7, High Street

   The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. The structure, which is now used as a bookshop and as the offices of Ross-on-Wye Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

   100 m · building in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hill Court Manor

   Hill Court Manor is a country house built in 1700 at Hom Green, Walford near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. The house is a Grade I listed building.

   3.4 km · country house in Walford, Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Mary

    St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the hamlet of Foy, Herefordshire, England. It is in the Diocese of Hereford, and in the Benefice of StowCaple.

    4.2 km · church in Foy, Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Parish Church of St Mary's

   Built between 1280 and 1316 with a prominent spire visible for miles around.

2. 02
   Goodrich Castle

   Castle Ln, Goodrich, HR9 6HY (6 miles south-west of Ross-on-Wye),.

3. 03
   Yat Rock

   A 120-m-high natural rock escarpment with an awesome panoramic view.

4. 04
   Iron Age hill fort at Capler

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Things to do

1. 01
   The Phoenix Theatre

   Palace Pound, Saint Mary's St, HR9 5HT,.

2. 02
   Bandstand Concerts

   Outdoor summer concerts, in a bandstand which opened in 2005.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Yaks n Yetis

   1 Brookend St, HR9 7EG,.

2. 02
   Zam Zam Café

   23 High St, HR9 5BZ,.

3. 03
   Burger Star

   34A Gloucester Rd, HR9 5BS,.

4. 04
   Seven Seas Fish Bar

   22 Broad St, HR9 7EA,.

5. 05
   Moody Cow

   Upton Bishop,.

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Getting to Ross on Wye

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 60 km · Cardiff (CWL), 78 km · Birmingham (BHX), 83 km

Stations

Kerne Bridge railway station, 5.2 km

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