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Wye Valley Woods


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About Wye Valley Woods

The woodlands covering the valley sides of the River Wye are a mosaic of broadleaf and conifer trees, providing a variety of wildlife habitats. Large parts of the area, particularly the limestone cliffs, form part of a SSSI.

How to get there:

Wye Valley Woods is part of Wye Valley. Monmouth and Coleford are the nearest towns or villages.

Accessed from the A40 at Monmouth, follow the A4136, (Gloucester road), for the northern woods and the A466, (Chepstow road), the southern woods.Easily accessible from M4/48, M5, M50, A40 and A49. Mainline trains via Newport or Gloucester.

OS Grid Reference: SO550150
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Symonds Yat Rock
Biblins
Tidenham Carpark
Herefordshire countryside as seen from the Symonds Yat Rock Viewpoint

Facilities:

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Activities:

WalkingOther ActivitiesHeritageView PointCyclingHorse Riding
walking

Waymarked trails start at Symonds Yat Rock. The Wye Valley walk passes through.
cycling

The area around Symonds Yat Rock and Highmeadow is not recommended for cycling. A Sustrans route runs beside part of the River Wye.
horse riding

The stoned road network is suitable for riding.

Contact:

Forest Of Dean Recreation Ranger

01594 833057
e-mail: dean@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

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I bring my son up there nearly every weekend. to say the least he loves it! so do I. if theres one thing you kust do before you die, its go for a walk in ther wye valley.

mike, 11/Jan/2012

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What's of interest

A Sustrans route 'The Peregrine Path' runs along the River Wye from Monmouth to Symonds Yat East.

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