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Tutshill

Tutshill is a village within the parish of Tidenham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.

Tutshill
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The place

Tutshill is a village within the parish of Tidenham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, which forms the boundary with Monmouthshire at this point and which separates the village from the town of Chepstow. The village of Woodcroft adjoins Tutshill to the north, and across the A48 road to the south is the village of Sedbury. A short walk over the river is Chepstow railway station on the Gloucester–Newport line.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Tutshill

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
    Chepstow 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.

    800 m · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Old 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.

    500 m · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Chepstow 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.

    500 m · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    St 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.

    800 m · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Otter Hole

    Otter Hole is a cave in Britain, known for being well decorated. Located on the Wales–England border just north of Chepstow, the cave runs from the banks of the tidal River Wye under the Chepstow Racecourse and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations.

    2 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Powis 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.

    800 m · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Chepstow Museum

    Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.

    600 m · local museum in Chepstow · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Mounton House

    Mounton House, Mounton, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the last major country house built in the county, constructed between 1910 and 1912 by the architect and writer Henry Avray Tipping for himself. Formerly a school, which has now relocated to the grounds, the house has been divided into apartments.

    3.1 km · country house in Wales, built 1910-12 · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Wyndcliffe Court

    Wyndcliffe Court, 0.5 miles north of the village of St. Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Grade II* listed country house and gardens in the Arts and Crafts style, completed in 1922.

    3.5 km · Grade II* listed building in Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    14 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.

    1 km · building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia

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Go there

Getting to Tutshill

Airports
Bristol (BRS), 30 km · Cardiff (CWL), 55 km · Birmingham (BHX), 109 km
Stations
Chepstow railway station, 1 km · Tidenham railway station, 1.5 km
  • Cardiff → Tutshill
    40 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £5–6
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Tutshill
    106 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £13–17
  • London → Tutshill
    176 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £18–24
  • From anywhere
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Tutshill

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 Tutshill. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Tintern, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    143 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    149 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    466 km
  4. 04
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    502 km
  5. 05
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    506 km

If you know how people move in Tutshill – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Tutshill

Tutshill is 22 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Chepstowtown and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK1 km
  • Mathernvillage in Monmouthshire, Wales3.8 km
  • Sedburyvillage in Gloucestershire, UK1.7 km
  • Tidenhamvillage and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, UK2 km
  • St Arvansvillage and community in Monmouthshire, Wales3.2 km
  • Pwllmeyricvillage in Monmouthshire, United Kingdom3.1 km