Viewpoints · South Wales
Symonds Yat Rock
Symonds Yat Rock — Named viewpoint at 160 m elevation.
James Johnstone — 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
- Rookwood · 6.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Symonds Yat Rock is a named viewpoint in South Wales, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 6.4 km away. Postcode area HR9.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Wye Gorge SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley in the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, and a popular tourist destination. It straddles the River Wye, and is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border. The two settlements either side of the river are known as Symonds Yat West and Symonds Yat East and are linked by a footbridge and passenger ferries. Nearby is Symonds Yat Rock, a scenic hilltop viewpoint. The Seven Sisters Rocks are an outcrop of rocks forming cliffs above the Wye at Symonds Yat.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8410, -2.6347
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Goodrich
- Postcode
- HR9 6JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood — 6.4 km
Sources
- osm: n429618754 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Symonds Yat Rock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Symonds Yat Rock?
- Symonds Yat Rock is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR9 6JL), in the parish of Goodrich.
- Is Symonds Yat Rock a protected site?
- Yes — Symonds Yat Rock is part of the Upper Wye Gorge SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Symonds Yat Rock free to visit?
- Yes, Symonds Yat Rock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Symonds Yat Rock?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR9 6JL.