Symonds Yat

Worth seeing in and around Symonds Yat

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
   Wye Valley

   The Wye Valley is a valley in Wales and England. The River Wye is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom.

   2.1 km · National Landscape and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales and England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   English Bicknor Castle

   English Bicknor Castle was a castle in the village of English Bicknor in Gloucestershire, England. The castle was built in the 11th century as a motte and bailey design, although some suggest a later construction date in the early 12th century.

   2.6 km · castle in the UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wyastone Leys

   Wyastone Leys is a country house estate and Grade II listed building situated near Ganarew, in the southwestern corner of The Doward, in Herefordshire, England. The house and estate has also been known as The Leys or Lays House.

   2.6 km · grade II listed English country house in Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve

   Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve is a 45-hectare nature reserve straddling the borders of Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. Most of the wood is in Wales – where it forms Wales' easternmost point – but it is managed under agreement with Natural England.

   2.2 km · Fforest and nature park mostly in Monmouthshire, Wales (part in England) · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   3.1 km · church in Herefordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Slaughter Stream Cave

   Slaughter Stream Cave, also known as Wet Sink, is a cave system in the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean. A series of fixed ladders and two pitches lead to sporting streamways, sandy crawls and fossil passages.

   3.8 km · cave system in Forest of Dean, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lower Lydbrook Viaduct

   The Lower Lydbrook Viaduct was an iron railway viaduct with stone piers, it was on the Severn and Wye Railway and situated in Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England. The viaduct, situated at the bottom of the Lydbrook Valley where it meets the Wye Valley, consisted of five stone arches and three wrought iron lattice truss girders.

   4 km · railway viaduct in the UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Biblins Bridge

   Biblins Bridge is a footbridge which crosses the River Wye between England and Wales, near Symonds Yat. The present structure dates from 1957, although there has been a crossing at this point since the early 20th century.

   2.2 km · bridge in Wye Valley, spanning England and Wales, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Swithin, Ganarew

   The Church of St Swithin is a parish church in Ganarew, south Herefordshire, England. The parish church is dedicated to St Swithin, although the 1868 National Gazetteer notes a dedication to St Luke.

   2.6 km · grade II listed church in Ganarew, Herefordshire, England,UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Fiddler's Elbow National Nature Reserve

    Fiddler's Elbow National Nature Reserve is a steep sided, woodland national nature reserve of 45 hectares in the Upper Wye Valley to the north of Monmouth in Wales, close to the Wales–England border. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its biological characteristics, containing a wide variety of flora.

    3.9 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Symonds Yat

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 52 km · Cardiff (CWL), 69 km · Birmingham (BHX), 91 km

Stations

Kerne Bridge railway station, 3.6 km

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  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 13m · £10–13
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