Ross on Wye
in Herefordshire of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.917 and -2.567 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 55' 0" and W -2° 34' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:10 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:36 am and 8:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34

Explore Ross on Wye

Ross on Wye in Herefordshire (England) with it's 10,582 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 108 mi (or 174 km) west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Ross on Wye is now 12:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Ross on Wye, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Gloucestershire Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 18 mi (or 28 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Walford, Yatton, Brockhampton, Lea and Linton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 96%
Air Pressure 1002 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

14°C (57 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Orles Barn Hotel

Address
1,5 mi
Wilton
HR9 6AE Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Royal Lodge

Address
6,2 mi
Symonds Yat East
HR9 6JL Ross on Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Chase Classic British Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
Gloucester Road
HR9 5LH Ross-On-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


King's Head

Address
0,8 mi
High Street 8
HR9 5HL Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 22:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 18:00
Weekend: closed


The Royal

Address
0,9 mi
Royal PARADE
HR9 5HZ Ross-ON-WYE
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


The Malt Shovel Inn

Address
4,3 mi
Forest-of-Dean
GL17 9TW Ruardean
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ross-On-Wye

Address
0,6 mi
LEDBURY ROAD
HR9 7QJ Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Castle Lodge

Address
1,3 mi
Wilton
HR9 6AD Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 8:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Bridge House

Address
1,3 mi
Wilton
HR9 6AA Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Glewstone Court

Address
3,9 mi
unknown
HR9 6AW Ross-on-Wye
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Ross-on-Wye , 3rd of June 1993

Published: February 05, 2011
Length: 04:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: henryhvideofan

Ross-on-Wye is a small market town in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean. (wikipedia)


Peter Hickman Hairdressing Advert Ross on wye, Anythings Possible..

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 04:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Austen Films

Peter Hickman Hairdressing Advert Ross on wye, Anythings Possible.. Video advert.


Hairdressers and beauty salon in Ross on Wye, Reds Hair Company

Published: February 13, 2015
Length: 00:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Reds Hair Company

http://www.redshaircompany.co.uk/ If you are looking for a hair and beauty salon in Ross on Wye you have come to the right place, Reds Hair Company ross on w...


Ross-on-Wye

Published: May 24, 2010
Length: 28:38 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: wyenotnews

A new time-lapse tourism film for the Market Town of Ross-on-Wye for broadcast on http:www.wyenot.com . The sequence shows views of the town from the air and from the ground and features John...


Spin Classes Ross on Wye for fitness tone & core training join us at Wyefit

Published: October 13, 2014
Length: 33:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wyefit

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Christmas in Ross-on-Wye

Published: September 16, 2010
Length: 49:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wyenotnews

http://www.wyenot.com The market town of Ross-on-Wye celebrating Christmas. A Christmas card from Wyenot.com and the people of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Filmed in 2009 and in early January.


Swans fighting, Ross-on-Wye (please read about this video)

Published: April 02, 2007
Length: 31:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: GordonDipple

It has been suggested that this is mating behaviour. If you had seen the behaviour before and after this incident and heard the noise of hissing & clacking beaks, you would see that this is...


Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat by Canadian Canoe

Published: May 14, 2011
Length: 04:27 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: driftwood2000

Filmed on my friend's stag weekend (bachelor party). Canoes were hired from Wye Pursuits. No swans were harmed in the making of this film.


Ross-on-Wye: French Market

Published: July 06, 2010
Length: 00:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wyenotnews

The French Market visited Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire on Saturday, 3rd July 2010. This short stop motion and timelapse sequence shows the visit.


Ross-on-Wye: Snow Scenes

Published: February 18, 2010
Length: 14:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wyenotnews

The final edit of my snow scenes, filmed in the town of Ross and by the banks of the River Wye. Day and night time lapse and video sequences, shot between February 2009 and February 2010....


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Weston under Penyard

Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill. The parish church of St Lawrence has a tall 14th century west tower which had a spire until it was damaged by lightning in 1750. A methodist chapel was constructed during the early 19th century but was disused by 1964. The building was subsequently converted for use as private residence.

Located at 51.907, -2.53779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Herefordshire, Folly castles in England

Ross Town F.C

Ross Town F.C. was a football club based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. The club was formed in the summer of 1993 following the amalgamation of the town's two senior sides, Ross United and Woodville, and joined the Herefordshire League Premier Division. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1996 but dropped back down to the Herefordshire League in 2007. In late 2009 Ross Town resigned from the Herefordshire League and folded.

Located at 51.9122, -2.59608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football clubs in Herefordshire, Association football clubs established in 1983, Association football clubs disestablished in 2009, 1983 establishments in England, Ross-On-Wye

Hole-in-the-Wall, Herefordshire

Hole-in-the-Wall is a riverside settlement on the east bank of the River Wye in the English county of Herefordshire. It is some five miles to the north of the town of Ross-on-Wye and part of the parish of Foy — the village of Foy, a mile to the west, is accessible by a footbridge over the Wye, built in 1919 by David Rowell & Co.. It featured in the British television series Survivors, in an episode titled "Gone Away" (1975). Court Farm is now a PGL activity holidays centre.

Located at 51.9545, -2.56891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Herefordshire

Wilton Castle

Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle fortification located in southeastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named for the manor associated with it. This forgotten castle of Herefordshire, still standing mostly to battlement height, remains a monument to its former lords.

Located at 51.9162, -2.59664 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in Herefordshire, Ruins in Herefordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire, Gardens in Herefordshire, Ross-On-Wye

Herefordshire Trail

The Herefordshire Trail is a long distance footpath forming a circular walk in the English county of Herefordshire.

Located at 51.9144, -2.5865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Long-distance footpaths in England, Visitor attractions in Herefordshire

Ross-on-Wye railway station

Ross-on-Wye railway station is a former junction railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway constructed just to the north of the Herefordshire town of Ross-on-Wye. It was the terminus of the Ross and Monmouth Railway which joined the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway just south of the station.

Located at 51.9162, -2.5745 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations opened in 1855, Railway stations closed in 1965, Former Great Western Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Herefordshire, Transport in Herefordshire, History of Herefordshire, Beeching closures in England, Ross-On-Wye

Weston under Penyard Halt railway station

Weston under Penyard Halt railway station is a disused wood built railway station that served the village of Weston under Penyard in Herefordshire. Opened in 1929 to compete with local road transport it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Nothing remains of the station.

Located at 51.9089, -2.5355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former Great Western Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Herefordshire, Railway stations opened in 1929, Railway stations closed in 1964, Beeching closures in England

Wilton Bridge

Wilton Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge crossing the River Wye between Wilton, Herefordshire and Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. The bridge was authorised in 1597 and completed two years later. One of the arches was destroyed during the Civil War. The bridge was widened and reinforced with concrete in 1914. A sundial was added in the early 18th century.

Located at 51.9149, -2.5976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Grade I listed bridges, Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire, Bridges across the River Wye


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ross, Ross on Wye, Rhosan ar Wy