Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Symonds Yat West |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.841966 |
| Longitude | -2.643335 |
| Place Type | Village |
Symonds Yat West greets the river Wye where the water curls in a tight, limestone-bound meander. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 342°T, OS grid SO 557 161), and is situated south-south-east of Whitchurch village. Ancient woodlands cloak the steep slopes of the Upper Wye Gorge SSSI, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the hills. Symonds Yat West exists within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a landscape where the air often tastes of damp moss and cold, rushing currents. Above the river’s path, the craggy silhouette of Symonds Yat Rock commands the horizon, offering a vantage point over the timbered heights. The earth here feels heavy with the weight of deep time, the limestone bedrock holding the quiet hum of the river against the silence of the trees. Beneath the canopy, the light turns a soft, bruised gold, filtering through the branches to illuminate the riverbank in fleeting, bright patches. This terrain demands a slow pace, as if the land itself expects the traveller to pause and listen to the water’s persistent friction against the stones.
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Explore Symonds Yat West, Herefordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.841966, -2.643335. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |