Beaches · South Wales
Fossil Beach
Fossil Beach — fossil beach in Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Chepstow · 2.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Fossil Beach is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Wikidata describes it as: "fossil beach in Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England". Coordinates: 51.6356°, -2.6409°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Fossil Beach, at Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, is beneath the Sedbury Cliffs by the River Severn and is known as a rich source of easily discovered fossils. It is within the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The grassy flats of the coast are accessible from the public footpaths, which lead from Beachley Road (by the bus stop) through the fields and woods, the easiest from the end of Buttington Terrace through two galvanised kissing gates for about 500m, but also from the end of the Offa's Dyke Path. Fossil Beach is then about a 700-m walk to the left, north-east along the coastal grass and through the reeds; the walk is frequently marshy and muddy so Wellington boots are recommended. Larger rocks can be slippery to walk on (Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 31U 475148 5720571; latitude/longitude: 51.63560 N, 2.64090 E; ). The foreshore is subject to the broad tidal range of the Severn…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6356, -2.6409
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- Tidenham
- Postcode
- NP16 7FD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Chepstow — 2.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q42852311 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fossil Beach (Sedbury Cliffs) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fossil Beach?
- Fossil Beach is in Gloucestershire, South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP16 7FD), in the parish of Tidenham.
- Is Fossil Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Fossil Beach is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Fossil Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Fossil Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fossil Beach?
- The nearest railway station is Chepstow, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP16 7FD.