Visit Bussage Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bussage

  

Bussage Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bussage

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Bussage geography / climate

Bussage is situated between Brimscombe, Eastcombe and Chalford Hill, and near the River Frome. There is an older part to the village and a newer part. The newer part of the village is a complex estate of houses that used to be known as the Manor Farm Estate, after the original farm of the same name.

You can visit Bussage places with Walkfo Bussage to hear history at Bussage’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bussage has 28 places to visit in our interactive Bussage 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 Bussage, 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 Bussage places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bussage & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Bussage places in an interactive Bussage map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bussage Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Bussage places to visit

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

Strawberry Banks Strawberry Banks (grid reference SO910033) is a 5.06-hectare (12.5-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The banks are thought to have once been used to grow strawberries, hence the name, and be the crash site of a Second World War German bomber.

St Mary of the Angels Church, Brownshill St Mary of the Angels Church is located to the south of the village of Brownshill in the parish of Chalford, Gloucestershire. It is a redundant Roman Catholic church vested in the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Stroud General Hospital Stroud General Hospital is a health facility in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is managed by Gloucesterhire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire Rodborough Common is a 116.0-hectare (287-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. It lies on Jurassic limestone and is on top of the Cotswold scarp. The Common is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive.

Lypiatt Park Lypiatt Park is a medieval and Tudor manor house with notable nineteenth-century additions. The grounds include a fine group of medieval outbuildings. It is a Grade I listed building.

Longstone of Minchinhampton The Longstone of Minchinhampton is 7.5 feet (2.3 m) high and has natural holes in it. Tradition suggests that passing infants through one of the holes will cure them of illnesses such as measles or whooping cough.

Minchinhampton Common Minchinhampton Common is a 182.7-hectare (451-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1972. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust.

Box Farm Meadows SSSI Box Farm Meadows (Stuart Fawkes reserve) is a 8.3-hectare (21-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. The reserve is situated at the southern edge of Box village and one mile east of Nailsworth.

Neu-Lindsey Nature Reserve Neu-Lindsey Nature Reserve (grid reference SO845014) is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. It was donated by Mrs T Lindsey to the site in 1986. Site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, as a Key Wildlife Site.

Gatcombe Park Gatcombe Park is the country residence of Anne, Princess Royal. Built in the late 18th century to the designs of George Basevi, it is a Grade II* listed building. Parts of the grounds open for events, including horse trials and craft fairs.

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