Bushley Muzzard, Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods
#2 among attractions in Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods
Facts and practical information
Bushley Muzzard, Brimpsfield is a 1.13-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1984. ()
Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods United Kingdom
Bushley Muzzard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sandford Parks Lido, Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake, Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common, Prinknash Abbey.
- 5.2 miNSport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham
133 min walk • Sandford Parks Lido is a Grade II Listed heated outdoor swimming pool in Cheltenham, England. The lido consists of a 50-metre main pool, a children's pool, and paddling pool. The main pool is heated to 26°C and children's pool to 30°C. The lido is open from March until October each year.
- 2 miNWPark
Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake, Cotswold Water Park
53 min walk • Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake is a 56.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was formerly known as Crickley Hill and includes some of a site known as Tuffleys Quarry.
- 3.2 miNNature, Natural attraction, Hill
Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common, Cotswold Water Park
83 min walk • Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common is a 63.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. There are five units of assessment.
- 4 miWMonastery
Prinknash Abbey, Gloucester
104 min walk • Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, which is itself part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation.
- 0.4 miSWForts and castles
Brimpsfield Castle, Cotswold Water Park
11 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 miNWPark
Chosen Hill
130 min walk • Chosen Hill rises above Churchdown in Gloucestershire, England, and is the site of a 11.5-hectare nature reserve. The hill commands good views over the scarp and the Severn Vale and there is a network of paths for walkers.
- 2.9 miWMuseum, Vernacular architecture
Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Gloucester
73 min walk • Great Witcombe Roman Villa was a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain. It is located on a hillside at Great Witcombe, near Gloucester in the English county of Gloucestershire. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
- 2.5 miSForts and castles
Miserden Castle, Cotswold Water Park
65 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.
- 2.8 miSMemorial
Miserden War Memorial, Cotswold Water Park
72 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.
- 3.7 miNChurch
St Peter's Church, Cotswold Water Park
95 min walk • St Peter's Church, Leckhampton is the Church of England parish church in Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
- 4.2 miNENatural attraction, Protected area
Lineover Wood, Cotswold Water Park
108 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.