Viewpoints · South Wales
Wintour's Leap
Wintour's Leap is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Nicholas Mutton — 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
- Chepstow · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wintour's Leap is a named viewpoint in Gloucestershire, 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 Forest of Dean parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Chepstow, about 2.6 km away. Postcode area NP16.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Wye Gorge SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wintour's Leap is a noted rock climbing location and viewpoint. It is located near the village of Woodcroft in Gloucestershire, on the English side of the Wye Valley, north of Chepstow.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Wintour's Leap is named after Royalist Sir John Wintour who, hotly pursued on his horse by Parliamentary forces, according to local myth survived a leap off the cliff and, landing safely in the Wye below, swam to safety in the nearby Chepstow Castle. In fact, Wintour did escape from the Roundheads by using the river nearby on two separate occasions, but from less spectacular positions at Lancaut and Sedbury.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6631, -2.6637
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- Tidenham
- Postcode
- NP16 7JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Chepstow — 2.6 km
Sources
- osm: n6612200282 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Wintour's Leap (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wintour's Leap?
- Wintour's Leap is in Gloucestershire, South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP16 7JP), in the parish of Tidenham.
- Is Wintour's Leap a protected site?
- Yes — Wintour's Leap is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Wintour's Leap free to visit?
- Yes, Wintour's Leap is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wintour's Leap?
- The nearest railway station is Chepstow, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP16 7JP.