Visit Nympsfield Places

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

  

Nympsfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nympsfield

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Nympsfield etymology

The name ‘Nympsfield’ is a mix of Celtic and Old English meaning ‘Open land by the holy place’ The earliest known recording of the village was as Nymdesfelda in 862 AD. In the Domesday Book the settlement was recorded as Nimdesfelde.

You can visit Nympsfield places with Walkfo Nympsfield to hear history at Nympsfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nympsfield has 26 places to visit in our interactive Nympsfield 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 Nympsfield, 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 Nympsfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nympsfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 26 audio facts unique to Nympsfield places in an interactive Nympsfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Nympsfield Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Nympsfield places to visit

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

Uley Bury Uley Bury is an impressive multi-vallate, scarp-edge Iron Age hill fort dating from around 300 B.C. Standing some 750 feet (235 metres) above sea level it has views over the Severn Vale.

Stouts Hill Stouts Hill is an 18th-Century Gothic revival country house situated in the Cotswolds. It was built for the Gyde family of local weavers in 1743, the design being attributed to William Halfpenny. From 1935 until 1979 it was let for use as a private boys’ preparatory school in which some 100 pupils were boarders.

Shortwood United F.C. Shortwood United Football Club is a football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The club are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One.

Coaley Wood Quarries Coaley Wood Quarries (grid reference ST786996) is a 4.85-hectare (12.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The quarries lie within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Easter Park Farm Quarry Easter Park Farm Quarry (grid reference SO810009) is a 0.15-hectare (0.37-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, as an SSSI and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS)

Woodchester Park SSSI Woodchester Park (grid reference SO820014) is a 214.9-hectare (531-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966.

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