Mountains & hills · West Midlands
Haresfield Beacon
Haresfield Beacon — Named summit at 217 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Stonehouse · 3.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Haresfield Beacon is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 217 m.". Coordinates: 51.7783°, -2.2618°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Haresfield Beacon SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Haresfield Beacon (grid reference SO819088) is a 0.73-hectare (1.8-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 (online for download) as an SSSI and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).
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- Coordinates
- 51.7783, -2.2618
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Haresfield
- Postcode
- GL10 3ES
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Nearest railway station
- Stonehouse — 3.8 km
Sources
- osm: n326346334 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Haresfield Beacon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: View from Haresfield Beacon - geograph.org.uk - 1120282.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haresfield Beacon?
- Haresfield Beacon is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL10 3ES), in the parish of Haresfield.
- Is Haresfield Beacon a protected site?
- Yes — Haresfield Beacon is part of the Haresfield Beacon SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Haresfield Beacon free to visit?
- Yes, Haresfield Beacon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Haresfield Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Stonehouse, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL10 3ES.