Hellens, Ledbury

Name: Hellens
Address: Much Marcle, Ledbury, HR8 2LY, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1531 660504

#2 among attractions in Ledbury

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Hellens Manor, also known as Hellens House or simply Hellens and located in the village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire is one of the oldest dwellings in England, primarily composed of Tudor, Jacobean, and Georgian architecture, but the foundations date from the 12th century, with some elements older still. ()

Coordinates: 51°59'48"N, 2°29'41"W

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Much MarcleLedbury HR8 2LY United Kingdom

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+44 1531 660504

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Nearby attractions include: Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, Bronsil Castle, Wilton Castle.

5.1 miNE
Historical place, Park, Forts and castles
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury
130 min walk • Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for The 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, who was later to work at the British Museum, as his architect. The castle was built between 1811–1820.
4.4 miNE
Canal
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
112 min walk • The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal is a canal in the west of England, which ran from Hereford to Gloucester, where it linked to the River Severn.
6 miNE
Forts and castles
Bronsil Castle, Ledbury
153 min walk • Bronsil Castle was a fortified manor house about 1 mile to the east of Eastnor in Herefordshire, England near Ledbury. It is a Grade II* listed building, first listed in 1967.
7 miSW
Forts and castles
Wilton Castle, Ross-on-Wye
180 min walk • Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named after the manor associated with it.
6.4 miSE
National park
Collinpark Wood SSSI
165 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.
2.1 miS
Museum, Church
St Edward's Church
55 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.
4.4 miNE
Bridge
Hereford Road Skew Bridge, Ledbury
112 min walk • Hereford Road Skew Bridge is a disused railway bridge in Ledbury, Herefordshire. Built in 1881 to carry the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway across the Hereford Road at an angle of approximately 45°, it was built as a ribbed skew arch with stone spandrels and wing walls, and ribs of blue brick.
6.8 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Ross Rowing Club, Ross-on-Wye
173 min walk • Ross Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wye, based at The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. The Ross Regatta is held over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
2.8 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Yatton Chapel, Letcombe Valley
71 min walk • Yatton Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in Yatton, south-east Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.3 miW
Forts and castles
Capler Camp, Letcombe Valley
110 min walk • Capler Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located 2.5 km south of Fownhope, Herefordshire. The Camp is on a hill top above the River Wye. It has a double layer of ditches enclosing ten acres. The Wye Valley Walk goes through this land.
3.5 miSE
National park
Dymock Woods SSSI
89 min walk • Dymock Woods is a 53-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1990. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.