Jackdaw Quarry, Winchcombe
#5 among attractions in Winchcombe
Facts and practical information
Jackdaw Quarry is a 4.78-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. ()
Winchcombe United Kingdom
Jackdaw Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sudeley Castle, Broadway Tower, Snowshill Manor, Stanway House.
Fortress with artefacts and famous gardensSudeley Castle, Winchcombe
90 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.
3-floor Georgian folly with exhibitionsBroadway Tower, Broadway
100 min walk • Perched atop an ancient beacon hill in the charming Cotswolds, Broadway Tower is a striking example of a folly – a decorative, picturesque structure with no practical purpose – in Broadway, England. This intriguing Gothic tower, designed by James Wyatt in 1798, has...
Historical place, Museum, GardenSnowshill Manor, Broadway
56 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
35 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
45 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.
ChurchSt Andrew's Church, Cotswold Water Park
76 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 Faith, Cotswold Water Park
43 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.
MonasteryWinchcombe Railway Museum, Winchcombe
98 min walk • Winchcombe Abbey is a now-vanished Benedictine abbey in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire; this abbey was once in the heart of Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom at the time of the Heptarchy in England.
Church, Architecture, Historical placeSt Mary's Church
145 min walk • St Mary's Church, is a historic Anglican church at Little Washbourne in the civil parish of Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, England under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Nature, Natural attraction, ForestLark Wood, Cotswold Water Park
86 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.
England