Hope End, Ledbury

Name: Hope End
Address: Ledbury, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Ledbury

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Hope End is an area and former estate of Herefordshire, England, near the Malvern Hills, noted for its literary associations. As described by a 19th-century railway guide, Hope End Park and a country house lay near the West Midland Railway, between the stations at Colwall and Ledbury. Hope End House may refer to any one of three houses on the estate, all reduced and much altered from their original states. Hope End ward is a local government area that is more extensive than the old estate. ()

Coordinates: 52°4'8"N, 2°24'21"W

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Ledbury United Kingdom

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Hope End – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Worcestershire Beacon, British Camp, Malvern Hills, Eastnor Castle.

3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Worcestershire Beacon, Malvern
96 min walk • Worcestershire Beacon, also popularly known as Worcester Beacon, or locally simply as The Beacon, is a hill whose summit at 425 metres is the highest point in Worcestershire.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles, Hill
British Camp
62 min walk • British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills. The hill fort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is owned and maintained by Malvern Hills Conservators. The fort is thought to have been first constructed in the 2nd century BC. A Norman castle was built on the site.
3.2 miE
Walking trails with sweeping views
Malvern Hills, Malvern
83 min walk • The Malvern Hills are in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern.
2.8 miS
Historical place, Park, Forts and castles
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury
72 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.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Herefordshire Beacon
62 min walk • The Herefordshire Beacon is one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills, and is high enough to be classified as a mountain. It is surrounded by a British Iron Age hill fort earthwork known as British Camp.
1.9 miSW
Canal
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
48 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.
2.8 miE
Archaeological site
Pinnacle Hill
73 min walk • Pinnacle Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills in England, running about 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between Jubilee Hill and Black Hill and has an elevation of 357 metres. It is the site of two possible Bronze Age round barrows.
3 miE
Monastery
Little Malvern Priory, Malvern
77 min walk • Little Malvern Priory, in the village of Little Malvern near Malvern, Worcestershire, was a Benedictine monastery c. 1171–1537. It was founded from Worcester Cathedral. Little remains of the 12th-century church, which was rebuilt in 1480–1482. The site is now occupied by house named Little Malvern Court, which has limited public opening.
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Bronsil Castle, Ledbury
77 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.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Jubilee Hill
76 min walk • Jubilee Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between Perseverance Hill and Pinnacle Hill and has an elevation of 327 metres. Jubilee Hill was named by the Malvern Hills Conservators in 2002 in honour of The Queen's Golden Jubilee.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Midsummer Hill
83 min walk • Midsummer Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies to the south of Herefordshire Beacon with views to Eastnor Castle. It has an elevation of 284 metres. To the north is Swinyard Hill.