Cotswold Hills Geopark, Chedworth

#8 among attractions in Chedworth

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Facts and practical information

A swathe of the Cotswold Hills almost 60 miles long has been proposed as the Cotswold Hills Geopark. The Geopark project offers educational resources on everything from the dinosaurs that once roamed the area to explaining how geology has influenced the building of the region's traditional drystone walls. ()

Coordinates: 51°47'60"N, 2°0'0"W

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Chedworth United Kingdom

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Cotswold Hills Geopark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chedworth Roman Villa, Church of St Oswald, Brimpsfield Castle, St Michael's Church.

3.5 miNE
Historical place, Archaeological museum, Museum
Chedworth Roman Villa, Chedworth
90 min walk • Chedworth Roman Villa is located near Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England and is a scheduled monument. It is one of the largest and most elaborate Roman villas so far discovered in Britain and one with the latest occupation beyond the Roman period.
5 miNE
Church
Church of St Oswald, Chedworth
129 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Oswald at Shipton Oliffe in Shipton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Brimpsfield Castle, Cotswold Water Park
98 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.
5.1 miE
Church
St Michael's Church, Cotswold Water Park
131 min walk • The Church of St. Michael is the parish church of Yanworth, Gloucestershire, England. The church is a Grade II* listed building dating from the late-12th and 15th centuries. The church stands isolated from Yanworth village adjacent to Church Farm.
4.9 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Cotswold Water Park
124 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Shipton Sollars, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
3.4 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Michael's Church, Cotswold Water Park
87 min walk • St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the Cotswold village of Duntisbourne Rouse, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from no later than the 11th or 12th century and, since 1958, has been designated a Grade I listed building.
3.7 miW
Forts and castles
Miserden Castle, Cotswold Water Park
96 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.
4.3 miW
Memorial
Miserden War Memorial, Cotswold Water Park
109 min walk • Miserden War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Miserden, near Stroud, in Gloucestershire, south-western England. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, is today a grade II listed building.
4.7 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Lineover Wood, Cotswold Water Park
120 min walk • Lineover Wood is a 20.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986. The site is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust, and is near the communities of Charlton Kings, Cheltenham and Dowdeswell.
1.9 miSW
Nightlife
Five Mile House, Chedworth
49 min walk • The Five Mile House is a former pub on Old Gloucester Road, Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England. It was built in the 17th century and is grade II listed. The pub was on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. The inn is on the old Roman road of Ermin Street.
3.5 miNE
Locality
Chedworth Nature Reserve, Cotswold Water Park
90 min walk • Chedworth Nature Reserve is a 6-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.