Downton Gorge

Save this place

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Downton Gorge is a National Nature Reserve in Herefordshire, covering 0.49 km². It is one of three National Nature Reserves in the county. The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 6.2 km to the east. Mortimer Forest and Teme Bank are among the nature reserves within 6.7 km.

More places to visit near Downton Gorge

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.

0.3 km SE · Herefordshire

Photo of Old Downton Lodge, a restaurant near Downton on the Rock, Herefordshire, central England.

Old Downton Lodge

Restaurant · With rooms near Downton on the Rock

A Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms in a cluster of historic farm buildings near Ludlow.

1.4 km W

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

2.8 km N · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.

Shropshire Hills

National Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

5.6 km N

Photo of Ludlow Castle, a ruined castle in Shropshire, central England.

Ludlow Castle

Castle near Ludlow

Great border castle above a handsome market town.

6.9 km E

Photo of Ludlow, a village in Shropshire, central England.

Ludlow

Hilltop market town of timber-framed and Georgian streets below a Norman castle, long feted as the food capital of the Marches.

7.3 km E · Shropshire