Plump Hill
#2888 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. ()
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Plump Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Goodrich Castle, Dean Heritage Centre, Kerne Bridge, Westbury Court Garden.
Historical place, Forts and castles, Reportedly hauntedGoodrich Castle, Ross-on-Wye
143 min walk • Goodrich Castle is a Norman medieval castle ruin north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye.
History museum, Museum, Science museumDean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean
105 min walk • The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people.
BridgeKerne Bridge, Lydbrook
134 min walk • Kerne Bridge was built over the River Wye in the County of Herefordshire, England in 1825-28, on the site of an ancient ford crossing known as Flanesford. It is designated as a Scheduled Monument. Carrying the B4229 road, it connects the parishes of Walford on the river’s left bank and Goodrich on the right.
Park, GardenWestbury Court Garden
103 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillMay Hill
82 min walk • 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.
Hiking, Hiking trailHerefordshire Trail, Ross-on-Wye
151 min walk • The Herefordshire Trail is a long distance footpath in Herefordshire, England.
ParkInternational Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent
128 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.
ParkCoppet Hill, Letcombe Valley
140 min walk • Coppet Hill or Coppett Hill is a local nature reserve in the parish of Goodrich near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.
ChurchHoly Jesus Church, Lydbrook
97 min walk • Holy Jesus Church at Lydbrook is a Church of England parish church in the English county of Gloucestershire.
MonasteryFlaxley Abbey
52 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.
Park, Vernacular architectureForest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Forest of Dean
106 min walk • The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail is a point of interest in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The Sculpture Trail links several different site-specific sculptures commissioned for the forest.
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