Viewpoints · South Wales
Hartcliff Rocks
Hartcliff Rocks is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell · 6.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hartcliff Rocks is a named viewpoint in South Wales, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the North Somerset parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 6.0 km away. Postcode area BS40.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hartcliff Rocks Quarry SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hartcliff Rocks Quarry (grid reference ST534662) is a 1.6 hectare (3.9 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Felton, Somerset notified in 1991. According to the citation, the site "provides exposures of Triassic Dolomitic Conglomerate unconformably overlying Carboniferous Limestone."
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3933, -2.6750
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Barrow Gurney
- Postcode
- BS40 9YR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell — 6 km
Sources
- osm: n10878478705 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hartcliff Rocks Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartcliff Rocks?
- Hartcliff Rocks is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 9YR), in the parish of Barrow Gurney.
- Is Hartcliff Rocks a protected site?
- Yes — Hartcliff Rocks is part of the Hartcliff Rocks Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hartcliff Rocks free to visit?
- Yes, Hartcliff Rocks is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hartcliff Rocks?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 9YR.