Workmans Wood, Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

Name: Workmans Wood
Address: Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

Natural attraction, Forest

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Workmans Wood is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI. The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve. ()

Coordinates: 51°47'49"N, 2°8'46"W

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Workmans Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kimsbury hill fort, Prinknash Abbey, Subscription Rooms, Brimpsfield Castle.

2.1 miW
Forts and castles
Kimsbury hill fort, Painswick
54 min walk • Kimsbury hill fort, also known as Castle Godwyn, Kimsbury Camp, Painswick Beacon or Painswick hill fort is an Iron Age hill fort on Painswick Beacon near Painswick in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire England.
2.2 miNW
Monastery
Prinknash Abbey, Gloucester
56 min walk • Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, which is itself part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation.
4.7 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Subscription Rooms, Stroud
120 min walk • The Subscription Rooms is a building in George Street at the centre of the town of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, erected in 1833 under the architect Charles Baker of Painswick.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Brimpsfield Castle, Cotswold Water Park
71 min walk • Brimpsfield Castle was a castle in the village of Brimpsfield in the county of Gloucestershire, England, between Gloucester and Cirencester. It is likely that the first castle was built after the Norman invasion. Then, in the 12th or 13th century, it was rebuilt in stone.
5 miN
Park
Chosen Hill
127 min walk • Chosen Hill rises above Churchdown in Gloucestershire, England, and is the site of a 11.5-hectare nature reserve. The hill commands good views over the scarp and the Severn Vale and there is a network of paths for walkers.
4.1 miW
Church
St Swithun's Church
105 min walk • St Swithun's Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
3.3 miS
Park, Vernacular architecture
Lypiatt Park, Cotswold Water Park
84 min walk • Lypiatt Park is a medieval and Tudor manor house with notable nineteenth-century additions in the parish of Bisley, near Stroud, in Gloucestershire, England. The grounds include a fine group of medieval outbuildings. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.1 miN
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Gloucester
53 min walk • Great Witcombe Roman Villa was a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain. It is located on a hillside at Great Witcombe, near Gloucester in the English county of Gloucestershire. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
4.6 miSW
51°44'47"N • 2°12'59"W
Lansdown Hall & Gallery, Stroud
118 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
2.3 miW
Park
Painswick House, Painswick
59 min walk • Painswick House is a grade I listed house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded by a Grade II* listed rococo garden.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Miserden Castle, Cotswold Water Park
74 min walk • Miserden Castle was a castle near the village of Miserden in Gloucestershire, England. The castle is a large motte and bailey Norman castle, built before 1146 by Robert Musard, after whose family the local village is named.