Viewpoints · South Wales
Legolas
Legolas is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell · 4.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Legolas 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, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the North Somerset parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Postcode area BS40.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Goblin Combe SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Legolas (Sindarin: [ˈlɛɡɔlas]) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and son of its king, Thranduil, becoming one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring. Though Dwarves and Elves are traditionally rivals, he and the Dwarf Gimli form a close friendship during their travels together. Commentators have noted that Legolas serves as a typical Elf in the story, demonstrating more-than-human abilities such as seeing farther than anyone else in Rohan and sensing the memory of a long-lost Elvish civilisation in the stones of Hollin.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3849, -2.7655
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Cleeve
- Postcode
- BS40 5PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell — 4 km
Sources
- osm: n10284708009 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Legolas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Legolas?
- Legolas is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 5PP), in the parish of Cleeve.
- Is Legolas a protected site?
- Yes — Legolas is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Goblin Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Legolas free to visit?
- Yes, Legolas is free to enter.
- How do I get to Legolas?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 5PP.