Olveston is a Town in the county of Gloucestershire.

Retail in Olveston

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

Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow are great places to visit near Olveston if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Olveston like Belas Knap Long Barrow.

Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester are great places to visit near Olveston if you like towns.

Parks to visit near Olveston include Pittville Park.

There are a number of hills near to Olveston including Cleeve Hill.

Olveston is near some unmissable woodlands like Puzzlewood,

There are a number of geological features near to Olveston including Puzzlewood.

Don't miss Clearwell Caves's caves if visiting the area around Olveston.

There are a number of old mines near to Olveston including Clearwell Caves.

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

Olveston has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral.

Olveston's best nearby villages can be found at Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.

There are a several good cities in the area around Olveston like Gloucester.

Olveston History

There are some historic monuments around Olveston:

• King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury
• Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works
• Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
• Bulwarks Camp
• Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
• Moated site in Whitcliff Deer Park 375m south east of Comeley Farm
• Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
• Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury
• Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
• Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake
• Lancaut promontory fort
• Broad Stone
• Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston
• St Peter's Cave
• Offa's Dyke: section in Chapelhouse Wood, 240m west of the Recreation Ground
• Lancaut deserted village
• Ruin of St Helen's Church, Rudgeway
• Slight univallate hillfort 260m north west of Brook Farm
• The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle
• Large multivallate hillfort 205m east of Luce's Farm
• Druid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke Bishop
• Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross
• Iron Age defended settlement 525m ENE of Elberton Manor
• Chepstow Town Wall and Gate
• Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol
• Banjo enclosure 245m north west of Lower Hazel Farm
• Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood
• Olveston Court moat complex and earthworks
• Bury Hill camp, Moorend
• Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm
• Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring
• Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn
• The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
• Chepstow Town Slipway