Huntsman's Quarry, Barton-on-the-Heath

Name: Huntsman's Quarry
Address: Barton-on-the-Heath, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Barton-on-the-Heath

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Huntsman's Quarry is a 1.6-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site and a Regionally Important Geological Site. ()

Coordinates: 51°55'55"N, 1°49'8"W

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Barton-on-the-Heath United Kingdom

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Huntsman's Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oxfordshire Way, St Edward's Church, St James' Church, St Michael's and All Angels Church.

4.2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Oxfordshire Way, Bourton-on-the-Water
106 min walk • The Oxfordshire Way is a long-distance walk in Oxfordshire, England, with 6 miles in Gloucestershire and very short sections in Buckinghamshire. The path links with the Heart of England Way and the Thames Path. The path runs for 68 miles from Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, to Henley-on-Thames.
4.1 miE
Church
St Edward's Church, Barton-on-the-Heath
104 min walk • St Edward's Church is a medieval-built Church of England parish church, serving Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. A tourist attraction, it is among 98 Grade I listed buildings in Cotswold, a mainly rural district having about one third of the total of Grade I listed buildings in Gloucestershire.
4.1 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St James' Church, Cotswold Water Park
104 min walk • St James' Church is the Church of England parish church of Longborough, Gloucestershire, England. It is in the deanery of Stow, the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the diocese of Gloucester.
2 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
St Michael's and All Angels Church, Cotswold Water Park
53 min walk • St Michael's and All Angels Church is in the village of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stow, the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the diocese of Gloucester.
4.2 miSE
51°53'3"N • 1°45'29"W
Cotswold Perfumery, Bourton-on-the-Water
107 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Shopping
3 miE
Memorial
Lower Swell War Memorial, Cotswold Water Park
77 min walk • Lower Swell War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the centre of the village of Lower Swell in Gloucestershire in south-western England. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was unveiled in 1921 and is today a grade II listed building.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Lark Wood, Cotswold Water Park
33 min walk • Lark Wood is a 1.11-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.
3.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Icknield Street, Bourton-on-the-Water
96 min walk • Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in England, with a route roughly south-west to north-east. It runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire to Templeborough in South Yorkshire.
3.5 miE
Park
Abbotswood, Barton-on-the-Heath
88 min walk • Abbotswood is a country house and estate near Lower Swell in Gloucestershire, England. It is a grade II listed building and estate, of medieval origins and with remodelling and garden work to the designs of Sir Edwin Lutyens from 1901 onwards.
3.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Notgrove Long Barrow, Cotswold Water Park
89 min walk • Notgrove Long Barrow is a prehistoric long barrow burial mound in Gloucestershire, England. It consists of a large mound with a passage running through the centre and several small chambers opening off it. Human remains were interred in these chambers.
3.7 miN
Locality
Cutsdean Quarry, Cotswold Water Park
95 min walk • Cutsdean Quarry is a 0.83-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site.