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Hay-on-Wye
World-famous 'Town of Books' on the Welsh border, packed with second-hand bookshops and host to a renowned annual literary festival.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Wellington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Wellington
Wellington works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bodenham, 29km from Gospel Pass.
Wellington is in England, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bodenham, about 5 km away.
Wellington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO494481. The civil parish had a population of 1,005 in the 2011 census.
The village is sheltered by the wooded slopes of Dinmore Hill to the north, close to the A49 and roughly midway between Hereford and Leominster. Its halfRead more
timbered 'black and white' houses mixed with later types of buildings in stone and brick give it a strong regional character. A ford through the Wellington Brook by the church is a unique and picturesque sight.
The local church is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch and is a grade I listed building.
The village is a compact settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book.
The community is enthusiastic and has recently built an attractive and very successful village shop with a post office and meeting room for hire. An enthusiastic group is mounting a bid to buy the village pub and restore it to success. Another group is developing a much needed children's play area on the sports field. Other groups are establishing accessible footpaths for disabled people.
Wellington Primary School is Ofsted rated good and has a current roll of 73 children. It is in association with the forward looking Leominster Primary.
The Wellington Social club hosts sporting events and is licensed.
Extensive playing fields behind the school offer two full size football pitches with flood lighting and stands with covered seating. Also three tennis courts and bowling green. The village has a football team — Wellington FC — which plays in the Hellenic League.
There are many local clubs and societies which meet in the Community Rooms run by the Wellington Community Association.
Wellington Parish Council meets monthly on the first Thursday.
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What is there to see near Wellington?
Within an hour or so of Wellington: Hay-on-Wye (27 km), Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb (27 km), Morgan Motor Company (29 km), Gospel Pass (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Wellington?
The nearest famous roads are Gospel Pass, A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth) and Elan Valley Mountain Road (Rhayader to Aberystwyth).
Where is Wellington?
Wellington is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Bodenham.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.1293, -2.7421
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Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Wellington
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb
The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Morgan Motor Company
The last family-owned British car maker in Malvern, offering factory tours where hand-crafted sports cars are built.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Gospel Pass
The highest road pass in Wales at 549m, a narrow single-track lane over the Black Mountains between Hay-on-Wye and Llanthony, with vast views across the Wye Valley from beneath Hay Bluff.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Symonds Yat Rock
A famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Waun Fach
The highest point of the Black Mountains at 811m, a broad peaty summit above the Vale of Ewyas and the Gospel Pass.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)
A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sugar Loaf (Y Fal)
A 596m conical hill above Abergavenny with a 360-degree view over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains; easy from the car park.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Wellington
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 29 kmGospel PassThe highest road pass in Wales at 549m, a narrow single-track lane over the Black Mountains between Hay-on-Wye and Llanthony, with vast views across the Wye Valley from beneath Hay Bluff.
- 33 kmSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
- 33 kmWaun FachThe highest point of the Black Mountains at 811m, a broad peaty summit above the Vale of Ewyas and the Gospel Pass.
- 34 kmSkirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
- 37 kmSugar Loaf (Y Fal)A 596m conical hill above Abergavenny with a 360-degree view over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains; easy from the car park.
- 48 kmA466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth)A wooded riverside road through a designated AONB past Tintern Abbey, gentle and beautiful rather than challenging.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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