Melbury Down

#4685 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Melbury Down is an area of downland in northern Dorset, England. ()

Elevation: 476 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°51'3"N, 2°36'18"W

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Nearby attractions include: St Michael and All Angels' Church, Yeovil Railway Centre, Rampisham Down, Spion Kop Quarry.

4.5 miNW
Church
St Michael and All Angels' Church
115 min walk • St Michael and All Angels’ Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in East Coker, Somerset.
5.1 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Light rail
Yeovil Railway Centre, Yeovil
130 min walk • The Yeovil Railway Centre is a small railway museum at Yeovil Junction on the L&SWR West of England Main Line between Salisbury and Exeter in the U.K.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Rampisham Down
87 min walk • Rampisham Down is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs, eight miles north west of Dorchester in west Dorset, England. The highest part of the hill is 221 metres.
4.3 miN
National park
Spion Kop Quarry
110 min walk • Spion Kop Quarry is a 0.7-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.