Visit Deerhurst Places

Welcome to Visit Deerhurst Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Deerhurst

  

Deerhurst Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Deerhurst

---

Deerhurst geography / climate

Deerhurst has an area of about 3,137 acres (1,269 ha), bounded by the Severn to the west, the A38 road to the east and Coombe Hill Canal to the south. After serious flooding in 1947 several cottages were abandoned and demolished. Deerhurst was inundated again by the floods of 2007.

You can visit Deerhurst places with Walkfo Deerhurst to hear history at Deerhurst’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Deerhurst has 23 places to visit in our interactive Deerhurst map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Deerhurst, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Deerhurst places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Deerhurst & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Deerhurst places in an interactive Deerhurst map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Deerhurst Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Deerhurst historic spots	Deerhurst tourist destinations	Deerhurst plaques	Deerhurst geographic features
Walkfo Deerhurst tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Deerhurst

  

Best Deerhurst places to visit

---

Deerhurst has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Deerhurst’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Deerhurst’s information audio spots:

Battle of Tewkesbury The Battle of Tewkesbury was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England. King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster. The Lancastrian heir to the throne was killed during the battle or executed.

Eleanor de Clare Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan, was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman. She married Hugh Despenser the Younger and was a granddaughter of Edward I of England. She inherited her father’s estates after the death of her brother at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Severn Ham, Tewkesbury Severn Ham, Tewkesbury is a 70.82-hectare (175.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. It is on the east side of the Severn to Old River Severn, Upper Lode SSSI.

Turvey’s Piece Turvey’s Piece (grid reference SO882301) is a 1.02-hectare (2.5-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire near Deerhurst, notified in 1993.

St Mary’s Priory Church, Deerhurst St Mary’s Priory Church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, was built in the 8th century. It was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. The church was restored and altered in the 10th century after Viking invasion of England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Odda’s Chapel Odda’s Chapel is an 11th-century late Anglo-Saxon building. It was completed a decade before the Norman Conquest of England. In the 16th century the chapel ceased to be used for worship and by the 17th century it was part of a farmhouse. The chapel was rediscovered and restored late in the 19th century.

Chaceley Meadow SSSI Chaceley Meadow (grid reference SO857306) is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. Site was notified in 1954 and renotified in 1993.

Chaceley Chaceley or Chaseley is a village and civil parish 8 miles (13 km) north of Gloucester, in the Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire. In 2011 the parish had a population of 125.

Visit Deerhurst plaques