Alderton Tunnel, Malmesbury

#6 among attractions in Malmesbury

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Facts and practical information

The Alderton Tunnel sits on the South Wales Main Line in England, on a stretch of line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway. The tunnel, which is 506 yards long, was opened on 1 January 1903 along with the line between Wootton Bassett Junction and Badminton, that being the first section of the South Wales & Bristol Direct Line of the Great Western Railway. ()

Coordinates: 51°32'30"N, 2°13'19"W

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Malmesbury United Kingdom

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Day trips

Alderton Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Andrew's Church, Westonbirt Arboretum, Castle Combe Clock, Badminton House.

3.3 miS
Church, Architecture
St Andrew's Church, Cotswold Water Park
86 min walk • St Andrew's is a parish church in Castle Combe, Wiltshire built in the 13th century with additions in later centuries. It was restored due to structural concerns in the 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building.
4.4 miN
Park
Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury
112 min walk • Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is an arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles southwest of the town of Tetbury. Managed by Forestry England, it is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.
3.2 miS
Museum
Castle Combe Clock, Chippenham
83 min walk • The Castle Combe clock in St. Andrew's Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England was probably made in the late 15th century. It is faceless and strikes a bell in the church tower.
2.5 miW
Park, Vernacular architecture, Georgian architecture
Badminton House, Cotswold Water Park
64 min walk • Badminton House is a large country house and Grade I Listed Building in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England, which has been the principal seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century.
2.2 miN
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cotswold Water Park
56 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is the Anglican church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It is Norman and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II.
2.5 miW
Church
Badminton House, Cotswold Water Park
65 min walk • St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I listed church on the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in the village of Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. Attached to the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House, it is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Gloucester.
3.9 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Arild's Church, Cotswold Water Park
101 min walk • St Arild's Church is a historic Anglican church near the village of Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
1.8 miSE
Church
Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel
46 min walk • Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel is a Baptist chapel in The Street, Grittleton, Wiltshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is owned by the Historic Chapels Trust.
4.5 miN
Park, Vernacular architecture
Westonbirt House, Cotswold Water Park
116 min walk • Westonbirt House is a country house in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles southwest of the town of Tetbury. It belonged to the Holford family from 1665 until 1926. The first house on the site was an Elizabethan manor house.
4.8 miNW
Valley
Upton Coombe, Lower Woods
123 min walk • Upton Coombe is a 7.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bodkin Hazel Wood, Cotswold Water Park
112 min walk • Bodkin Hazel Wood is a 10.62-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, just south of the village of Hawkesbury Upton in South Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.