Brassey SSSI, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Brassey SSSI
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#180 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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Brassey is a 2.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954 and renotified in 1983. It is situated on the north side of the Windrush Valley, midway between Naunton and Upper Slaughter. The reserve comprises sloping, unimproved limestone pasture. There is a fast-flowing stream. This site is one of the few freshwater marshes in Gloucestershire. The stream joins the River Windrush. ()

Coordinates: 51°53'58"N, 1°47'55"W

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Brassey SSSI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oxfordshire Way, Birdland Park and Gardens, St Edward's Church, Cotswold Motoring Museum.

2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Oxfordshire Way, Bourton-on-the-Water
51 min walk • The Oxfordshire Way is a long-distance walk in Oxfordshire, England, with 6 miles in Gloucestershire and very short sections in Buckinghamshire. The path links with the Heart of England Way and the Thames Path. The path runs for 68 miles from Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, to Henley-on-Thames.
2.3 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Birdland Park and Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water
59 min walk • Birdland Park and Gardens, often called Birdland, is a wildlife park in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. First opened in 1957, the park moved to its current site in 1989.
3.8 miNE
Church
St Edward's Church, Barton-on-the-Heath
98 min walk • St Edward's Church is a medieval-built Church of England parish church, serving Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. A tourist attraction, it is among 98 Grade I listed buildings in Cotswold, a mainly rural district having about one third of the total of Grade I listed buildings in Gloucestershire.
2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Cotswold Motoring Museum, Bourton-on-the-Water
51 min walk • The Cotswold Motoring Museum is a museum in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. It features motoring history of the 20th century.
3 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
St Michael's and All Angels Church, Cotswold Water Park
78 min walk • St Michael's and All Angels Church is in the village of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stow, the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the diocese of Gloucester.
4 miNE
Manor house
Maugersbury Manor, Barton-on-the-Heath
102 min walk • Maugersbury Manor is a manor house in the village of Maugersbury in Gloucestershire. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since August 1960.
2 miSE
51°53'3"N • 1°45'29"W
Cotswold Perfumery, Bourton-on-the-Water
52 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Shopping
2.9 miNE
Memorial
Lower Swell War Memorial, Cotswold Water Park
74 min walk • Lower Swell War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the centre of the village of Lower Swell in Gloucestershire in south-western England. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was unveiled in 1921 and is today a grade II listed building.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Lark Wood, Cotswold Water Park
83 min walk • Lark Wood is a 1.11-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.
1.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Icknield Street, Bourton-on-the-Water
40 min walk • Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in England, with a route roughly south-west to north-east. It runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire to Templeborough in South Yorkshire.
3.6 miNE
Park
Abbotswood, Barton-on-the-Heath
91 min walk • Abbotswood is a country house and estate near Lower Swell in Gloucestershire, England. It is a grade II listed building and estate, of medieval origins and with remodelling and garden work to the designs of Sir Edwin Lutyens from 1901 onwards.