Symonds Yat Rapids
Symonds Yat Rapids are a grade-2 man-made feature on the River Wye, near Symonds Yat on the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire border. They are most commonly used by canoeists and kayakers for whitewater training and playboating.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Rapids
- Description: rapids on the River Wye in England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Symonds Yat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward and The Saracens Head Inn.
The Saracens Head Inn
Guest house
Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Saracens Head Inn is a guest house.
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 2 miles west of Symonds Yat Rapids.
Symonds Yat Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: English Bicknor, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83709° or 51° 50′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.6402° or 2° 38′ 25″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C3VR9P5+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 551974206OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapids
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Symonds Yat Rapids” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Symond’s Yat Rapids”
- Swedish: “Symond’s Yat Rapids”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bowlers Hole and Highmeadow Woods.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The chalet and Wild Woods Centre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Symonds Yat Rapids”. Photo: Matthew Hartley, CC BY-SA 2.0.