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Photo: May Hill, a 296m hill near Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire, south west England.

© Fabian Musto / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

May Hill

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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May Hill rises to 296 m (971 ft) in Gloucestershire. It counts among the 1,546 Marilyns, British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is one of four hills the Albion Guide lists in Gloucestershire.

For arrivals by rail, Gloucester Station is 14.3 km to the east. The nearest other hill is Ruardean Hill, 7.4 km to the south-west.

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Photo along the Geopark Way, a 109-mile long-distance path running from Bridgnorth to Gloucester, England.

Geopark Way

Long-distance path

Bridgnorth to Gloucester through the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark — 700 million years of geology in 109 miles.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo of Westbury Court Garden, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Westbury Court Garden

House & garden near Newnham on Severn

England's only restored 17th-century Dutch-style water garden of canals and clipped yew.

7.8 km S

Photo along the Severn Way, a 210-mile long-distance path running from Plynlimon to Bristol, England and Wales.

Severn Way

Long-distance path

Britain's longest riverside walk, shadowing the Severn from its peat-hag source on Plynlimon to the docks at Bristol.

8 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

Herefordshire Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Herefordshire's five market towns — Ledbury, Ross, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard — through orchard and hop country.

8.2 km NW · Herefordshire

Photo of the Wye Valley, a National Landscape in England and Wales.Highlight

Wye Valley

National Landscape near Monmouth

A wooded river gorge winding along the Wales–England border, past Tintern Abbey down to Chepstow.

8.5 km W

Photo of Severn Bore, a landmark in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Severn Bore

Landmark near Gloucester

Tidal wave that sweeps upriver against the current on the Severn, ridden by surfers on the biggest tides.

8.8 km SE