Sapperton Railway Tunnel, Chalford

#4 among attractions in Chalford

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The Sapperton Railway Tunnel is a railway tunnel near Sapperton, Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom. It carries the Golden Valley Line from Stroud to Swindon through the Cotswold escarpment. It was begun by the Cheltenham and Great Western Union railway in 1839 and taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1843, being completed in 1845. There are actually two tunnels, the main one at 1 mi 104 yd in length, and separated by a short gap, a second at 353 yd. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'25"N, 2°6'6"W

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Chalford United Kingdom

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Sapperton Railway Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Kenelm's Church, Three Groves Wood, Siccaridge Wood, Daneway Banks SSSI.

1.1 miE
Church
St Kenelm's Church, Chalford
29 min walk • St Kenelm's Church is a historic church in Sapperton, Gloucestershire in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England.
1.1 miW
Locality
Three Groves Wood, Cotswold Water Park
29 min walk • Three Groves Wood is a 3.3-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 as a Key Wildlife Site. The site is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It was given to the trust in 1986.
0.6 miNE
Locality
Siccaridge Wood, Cotswold Water Park
15 min walk • Siccaridge Wood is a 26.6-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 as a Key Wildlife Site.
0.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Daneway Banks SSSI, Cotswold Water Park
16 min walk • Daneway Banks is a 17-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954 and renotified in 1983.