OS Symbols - Tourist information

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This is one of a series of articles which give photographs of features on the ground which have standard symbols
on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps, with map extracts showing the symbols. On the maps a blue circle is on or near
the symbol. Use the mouse to move the pointer over the blue circle on a map to hide it.
Click on a thumbnail to see a page with a larger photo, other photo details, and a larger section of the
1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map.
The article Ordnance Survey Map Symbols
gives an introduction, and links to others in the set of articles.

Camping and caravan sites

Camp site

SH5605 : Cae Du camp site.

Caravan site

SY1690 : Oakdown Caravan Site

Site for camping and caravans

This is a new symbol, it was not included in 2006 maps but is in 2008 maps.
SW8671 : Old MacDonald's Farm and Caravan Site, near Porthcothan

Garden

NO1222 : The Sundial

Golf course or links

NZ1835 : Lower end of Crook Golf Club


SD2808 : Golf Links, Freshfield, Formby, Merseyside

Information Centre

open all year TM1644 : Information centre


seasonal
NN2603 : Ardgarten information centre

Nature reserve

TG3519 : Alderfen Broad

Parking

SK1752 : Tissington Trail car park at Tissington


Park and ride (all year)
TM1347 : Park and Ride.


Park and Ride (seasonal)
SX7339 : Salcombe countryside (Photo isn't of the parking, but is of the countryside around it)

Picnic site

HY5803 : Picnic shelter at Barnes of Ayre, Deerness

Place of tourist interest

The symbol is the blue hatching as a background to the name of the place
SU1782 : Coate Water, Swindon, Wiltshire

Recreation/Leisure/Sports centre

This is a new symbol, introduced between 2006 and May 2008, and was not included in earlier versions of this article.
TQ1582 : Gurnell Swimming Pool, Ealing

Telephone

Public telephone
Note that there is often a public telephone by a post office, but the combination is shown with a P symbol for the post office, but not with a telephone symbol as well.
TQ5209 : Telephone box, Chalvington


Motoring organisation telephone
NH9556 : Emergency phone on the A96 east of Nairn.

Viewpoint

SJ2857 : Viewpoint at Waen y Llyn Country Park

Visitor centre

NO0734 : Bankfoot Visitor Centre

Walk or trail

NH9022 : The Red Squirrel Trail


SU2408 : Footpath in Bolderwood Grounds, New Forest.

World Heritage site

This is a new symbol, introduced between 2006 and 2008.
SP4416 : The West Front, Blenheim Palace.
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Youth hostel

NX6188 : Kendoon Youth Hostel

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