Viewpoints · South West England
Symonds Yat Rock
In or near Symonds Yat.
Symonds Yat Rock — Named viewpoint at 160 m elevation.
James Johnstone — 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
- Rookwood · 6.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Symonds Yat Rock, the nearest railway station is Rookwood, located 6.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HR9 6JL, and entry to the viewpoint is free.
About
Symonds Yat Rock is a named viewpoint in 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 Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 6.4 km away. Postcode area HR9.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2024
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Wye Gorge SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley in the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, and a popular tourist destination. It straddles the River Wye, and is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border. The two settlements either side of the river are known as Symonds Yat West and Symonds Yat East and are linked by a footbridge and passenger ferries. Nearby is Symonds Yat Rock, a scenic hilltop viewpoint. The Seven Sisters Rocks are an outcrop of rocks forming cliffs above the Wye at Symonds Yat.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8410, -2.6347
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Goodrich
- Postcode
- HR9 6JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood — 6.4 km
Sources
- osm: n429618754 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Symonds Yat Rock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Symonds Yat Rock?
- Symonds Yat Rock is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR9 6JL), in the parish of Goodrich.
- What is Symonds Yat Rock?
- Symonds Yat Rock — Named viewpoint at 160 m elevation.
- How do I get to Symonds Yat Rock?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR9 6JL.
- Is Symonds Yat Rock a protected site?
- Yes — Symonds Yat Rock is part of the Upper Wye Gorge SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Symonds Yat Rock free to visit?
- Yes, Symonds Yat Rock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Symonds Yat Rock?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR9 6JL.