Viewpoints · South Wales
Esgaroth
In or near Wrington.
Esgaroth is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — 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
- Nailsea and Backwell · 4.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Esgaroth is located in North Somerset, South Wales, with the postcode BS40 5PP. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, which is approximately 4 km away. Entry to the viewpoint is free.
About
Esgaroth is a named viewpoint in South Wales, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the North Somerset parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Postcode area BS40.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Goblin Combe SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Esgaroth, or Lake-town, is a fictional community of Men upon the Long Lake that appears in the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. Constructed entirely of wood and standing upon wooden pillars sunk into the lake-bed, the town is south of the Lonely Mountain and east of Mirkwood. The town's prosperity is apparently built upon trade between the Men who inhabit it, and the Elves and the Dwarves of northern Middle-earth. The chief mode of transport of the people of Esgaroth is stated to be their boats. At the time in which The Hobbit is set, Esgaroth appears to be a city-state, and a republic with no king (the only real republic shown in Middle-earth). The Master of Lake-town was said in-universe to be elected from among the "old and wise"; scholars have noted that all the same, he was trapped by his greed. Tolkien modelled the town closely on the real Neolithic pile dwellings that were discovered near the Alps in the 19th century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3852, -2.7640
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Cleeve
- Postcode
- BS40 5PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Nailsea and Backwell — 4 km
Sources
- osm: n8237681417 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Esgaroth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Esgaroth?
- Esgaroth is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 5PP), in the parish of Cleeve.
- What is Esgaroth?
- Esgaroth is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Esgaroth?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS40 5PP.
- Is Esgaroth a protected site?
- Yes — Esgaroth is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Goblin Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Esgaroth free to visit?
- Yes, Esgaroth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Esgaroth?
- The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 5PP.