Alderton Hill Quarry, Winchcombe
#4 among attractions in Winchcombe
Facts and practical information
Alderton Hill Quarry is a 0.34-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1997. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. ()
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Alderton Hill Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sudeley Castle, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Snowshill Manor, Stanway House.
Fortress with artefacts and famous gardensSudeley Castle, Winchcombe
116 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Sudeley Castle emerges as a quintessential example of England's rich historical tapestry. This enchanting castle, located in the picturesque town of Winchcombe, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the country's royal past.
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complexPrescott Speed Hill Climb, Cheltenham
87 min walk • Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Gloucestershire, England. The course used for most events is 1,128 yards in length, and the hill record is held by Wallace Menzies who took the outright hill record in a Gould GR59M single seater with a time of 34.65 seconds on Sunday 5 September 2021.
Historical place, Museum, GardenSnowshill Manor, Broadway
143 min walk • Snowshill Manor is a National Trust property located in the village of Snowshill, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. It is a sixteenth-century country house, best known for its twentieth-century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him.
Garden, Museum, FountainStanway House, Broadway
94 min walk • Stanway House is a Jacobean manor house, located near the village of Stanway in Gloucestershire, England. The manor of Stanway was owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the Earls of Wemyss and March.
Ruins, Monuments and statues, History museumHailes Abbey, Broadway
100 min walk • Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, in the small village of Hailes, two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in 1246 as a daughter establishment of Beaulieu Abbey. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Little remains of the abbey. It is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
ParkBredon Hill, Pershore
120 min walk • Bredon Hill is a hill in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Evesham in the Vale of Evesham. The summit of the hill is in the parish of Kemerton, and it extends over parts of eight other parishes.
ChurchSt Andrew's Church, Cotswold Water Park
51 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Toddington is a Grade I Listed Building in the town of Toddington, Gloucestershire, England. The present church is the third to occupy the site.
ChurchSt Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve
130 min walk • St Michael & All Angels is the Anglican church in the village of Bishop's Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Informally the church is known simply as St Michael's.
BridgeEckington Bridge
182 min walk • Eckington Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Avon in Eckington in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
ChurchSt Faith, Cotswold Water Park
126 min walk • St Faith, Farmcote is a chapel of ease in Farmcote, Gloucestershire, 2 miles west-north-west of Temple Guiting. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
England