Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley in the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, and a popular tourist destination. It straddles the River Wye, and is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Nessy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: village on the Gloucestershire/Herefordshire border in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Symonds Yat, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include King Arthur’s Cave and Church of St Dubricius, Whitchurch.
King Arthur’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Arthur's Cave is a limestone cave at the foot of a low cliff at the north-western end of Lord's Wood in The Doward, near Symonds Yat, Herefordshire, about four miles northeast of Monmouth, in the Wye Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Doward and Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve.
The Doward
Hamlet
The Doward, is an area in the parish of Whitchurch in south Herefordshire, England, consisting of the hills of Little Doward and Great Doward and extensive woodland.
Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve
Locality
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve is a 45-hectare nature reserve straddling the borders of Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. Most of the wood is in Wales – where it forms Wales' easternmost point – but it is managed under agreement with Natural England.
Ganarew
Village
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ganarew is a village and small civil parish in south Herefordshire, England near the River Wye and the border with Wales. The village is located 0.62 miles southwest of the village of Whitchurch on the main A40 road, and lies within the electoral ward of Kerne Bridge. Ganarew is situated 1½ miles west of Symonds Yat.
Symonds Yat
- Category: village
- Location: Whitchurch, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Symonds Yat” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Symonds Yat”
- Dutch: “Symonds Yat”
- French: “Symonds Yat”
- German: “Symonds Yat”
- Irish: “Symonds Yat”
- Italian: “Symonds Yat”
- Japanese: “シモンズ・ヤット”
- Persian: “سیموندز یت”
- Polish: “Symonds Yat”
- Russian: “Саймондс-Ят”
- Welsh: “Symonds Yat”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Doward and Huntsham Hill.
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