Piercefield House, Letcombe Valley

Name: Piercefield House
Address: Letcombe Valley, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Letcombe Valley

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Piercefield House is a largely ruined neo-classical country house near St Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, about 1.5 miles north of the centre of Chepstow. The central block of the house was designed in the very late 18th century, by, or to the designs of, Sir John Soane. It is flanked by two pavilions, of slightly later date, by Joseph Bonomi the Elder. The house sits within Piercefield Park, a Grade I listed historic landscape, that was created in the 18th century as a notable Picturesque estate. ()

Built: 1792 (232 years ago)Coordinates: 51°39'25"N, 2°40'56"W

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Letcombe Valley United Kingdom

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Letcombe Valley

Day trips

Piercefield House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chepstow Castle, Chepstow Racecourse, Gloucester Hole, Old Wye Bridge.

0.9 miS
Ruins of a centuries-old fortification
Chepstow Castle, Letcombe Valley
24 min walk • Chepstow Castle, a commanding medieval fortress, stands proudly on the cliffs above the River Wye in Chepstow, Wales. Built in the 11th century, it is renowned for being one of the oldest surviving stone castles in Britain.
~1430 ftW
Sport venue, Sport
Chepstow Racecourse, Chepstow
7 min walk • Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gloucester Hole, Chepstow
29 min walk • The Gloucester Hole is a roughly square opening in the limestone cliffs of the River Wye, directly opposite the town of Chepstow.
0.9 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Old Wye Bridge, Chepstow
24 min walk • The Old Wye Bridge or Town Bridge at Chepstow, also known historically as Chepstow Bridge, crosses the River Wye between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England, close to Chepstow Castle.
1.3 miS
Monuments and statues, City wall
Chepstow Port Wall, Chepstow
33 min walk • The Port Wall in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a late thirteenth century stone wall, which was constructed for the twin purposes of defence and tax collection by permitting users of the town's market only one point of access through the wall at the Town Gate.
1.1 miS
City hall
Chepstow Town Gate, Chepstow
29 min walk • The Town Gate at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, known locally as the Town Arch, was historically the only landward entrance to the town through the Port Wall, and a point where tolls for those resorting to the town and its market were collected.
0.9 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gloucestershire Way, Chepstow
24 min walk • The Gloucestershire Way is a long-distance footpath, in the English county of Gloucestershire. It was devised by Gerry and Kate Stewart, of the Ramblers Association and Tewkesbury Walking Club.
1.1 miS
Memorial
Chepstow War Memorial, Chepstow
28 min walk • Chepstow War Memorial, in Beaufort Square, Chepstow, Wales, commemorates the men of the town who died in the First and Second World Wars. It was designed by Eric Francis, a locally-born architect. The memorial's Neoclassical design is uncommon.
1.2 miNW
Garden, Park
Wyndcliffe Court, Chepstow
32 min walk • Wyndcliffe Court, 0.5 miles north of the village of St. Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Grade II* listed country house and gardens in the Arts and Crafts style, completed in 1922.
0.8 miNE
Climbing
Wintour's Leap, Letcombe Valley
21 min walk • Wintour's Leap is a noted rock climbing location and viewpoint. It is located near the village of Woodcroft in Gloucestershire, on the English side of the Wye Valley, north of Chepstow.
1 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Chepstow Museum, Chepstow
25 min walk • Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.