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Queen Stone

📷 Speleo 222 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.86082, -2.63874

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Raven +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Raven +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Meadow Saffron, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Meadow Saffron, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 423Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route157 m
Named routeRef 423Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Queen Stone

📷 Speleo 222 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm1 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site3.8 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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