May Hill

#573 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill, Outdoor activities

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May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is reached by three public footpaths, two as parts of the Gloucestershire Way and Wysis Way. ()

Elevation: 971 ftProminence: 712 ftCoordinates: 51°53'22"N, 2°26'39"W

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Day trips

May Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westbury Court Garden, International Centre for Birds of Prey, Plump Hill, Flaxley Abbey.

4.8 miS
Park, Garden
Westbury Court Garden
123 min walk • Westbury Court Garden is a Dutch water garden in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, 9 miles southwest of Gloucester. It was laid out in 1696–1705, a rare survival not to have been replaced in the 18th century by a naturalistic garden landscape as popularised by Capability Brown.
1.8 miN
Park
International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent
47 min walk • The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation.
3.2 miSW
Park
Plump Hill
82 min walk • Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1982.
3.7 miS
Monastery
Flaxley Abbey
94 min walk • Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.
5.3 miNE
National park
Collinpark Wood SSSI
136 min walk • Collinpark Wood is a 66.69-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966, revised in 1974 and renotified in 1983. There was a boundary change in 1983. There are seven units of assessment. Unit 1 is a 15-hectare area owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
5.6 miN
Museum, Church
St Edward's Church
143 min walk • The Church of St Edward the Confessor in Kempley is a parish church in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire.
5.3 miE
Locality
Highnam Woods
135 min walk • Highnam Wood is a nature reserve located in Gloucestershire and established by the RSPB to protect bird species in the region. A two-kilometre nature trail passes through the park, giving tourists a view of Britain's rarest breeding woodpecker species, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
5.2 miSW
Locality
Laymoor Quag
133 min walk • Laymoor Quag is a 3.5-hectare nature reserve within the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and managed under agreement by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust since 1982.
1.2 miS
National park
Hobbs Quarry SSSI
32 min walk • Hobbs Quarry, Longhope is a 1-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1966. It is situated midway between Longhope and Dursley Cross in the Forest of Dean. Adjacent woods are Kiln Wood and Coleman's Wood.
6.7 miSW
Locality
Woorgreens Lake and Marsh
170 min walk • Woorgreens Lake and Marsh is a 9-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the Forestry Commission.
3.6 miSW
Park
Mitcheldean Meend Marsh, Drybrook
92 min walk • Mitcheldean Meend Marsh is a 0.7-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.