Awkley is a Village in the county of Gloucestershire.

Awkley postcode: BS32 4LS

Retail in Awkley

There are great places to visit near Awkley including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.

Awkley's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow.

The area around Awkley's best historic monuments can be found at Belas Knap Long Barrow.

There are a number of towns near Awkley including Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester.

There are a several good parks in the area around Awkley like Pittville Park.

Awkley is near some unmissable hills like Cleeve Hill,

The area around Awkley's best woodlands can be found at Puzzlewood.

Puzzlewood is a great place to visit close to Awkley if you like geological features.

Clearwell Caves is one of Awkley's best, nearby caves to visit in Awkley.

Clearwell Caves is one of Awkley's best, nearby old mines to visit in Awkley.

Gloucestershire Airport is one of Awkley's best, nearby airports to visit in Awkley.

Awkley's best nearby historic buildings can be found at St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral.

The area around Awkley boasts some of the best villages including Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.

Cities to visit near Awkley include Gloucester.

Awkley History

There are some historic monuments around Awkley:

• Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
• The Grotto, Piercefield
• Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works
• Chepstow Town Slipway
• Chepstow Town Wall and Gate
• Offa's Dyke: section in Chapelhouse Wood, 240m west of the Recreation Ground
• Lancaut promontory fort
• Slight univallate hillfort 260m north west of Brook Farm
• The Platform, Piercefield
• The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle
• Bulwarks Camp
• Pierce Wood Camps
• Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down 865m north east of Black Rocks
• Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol
• Chepstow Castle
• Druid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke Bishop
• King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury
• Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross
• The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
• Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston
• Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake
• Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
• Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood
• Ruin of St Helen's Church, Rudgeway
• Large multivallate hillfort 205m east of Luce's Farm
• Bury Hill camp, Moorend
• Olveston Court moat complex and earthworks
• Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
• Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury
• The Alcove, Piercefield
• Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn
• Banjo enclosure 245m north west of Lower Hazel Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 525m ENE of Elberton Manor
• Lancaut deserted village
• Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm
• Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
• Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae
• St Peter's Cave