The Top 18 Natural Monuments around Cotswold
Cotswold’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 18
beautiful natural monuments around Cotswold. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Cotswold. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 22, 2025
View from Dover's Hill
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Dover's Hill is a 754 feet (230 m) hill in the Cotswolds area of central England. The hill is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire. Dover's …
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Cirencester Amphitheatre
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This huge earthwork is all that remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain. Built in the early 2nd century, the amphitheatre — which measures roughly 150 feet …
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Source of the River Thames
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The source of the Thames is a little difficult to find because it is in the middle of cultivated meadows. We had to take a little detour because there were …
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Dowdeswell Reservoir
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Dowdeswell Reservoir is a scenic stretch of water on the outskirts of Cheltenham. From the reservoir, you step straight into Dowdeswell Woods; a nature reserve that’s home to many species …
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Ebrington Hill Summit
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Standing at 856 feet (261 m), Ebrington Hill is the highest point in Warwickshire. From the summit, you can see Birmingham’s skyline to the north and the grand ridge of …
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Cheese Wharf Wild Swimming Spot
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Taking its name from the place where delicious cheese were once loaded onto boats for shipping to London, Cheese Wharf is now a brilliant wild swimming spot on the River Thames near Buscot.
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Seven Springs – Source of the River Thames
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At this little pocket in the County of Gloucestershire is Seven Springs, the official source of the iconic River Thames. At 229 miles long, the Thames is the UK's longest river, flowing through southern England all the way to London.
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The Tallest Yew Hedge in the World
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This yew hedge planted in 1720 is 13.1m (43ft) high and surrounds the house belonging to Earl Bathurst.
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Solitary tree at Hidcote Bartrim
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Particularly picturesque tree in the middle of a blooming rapeseed field.
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Coronation Tree Carving, Cirencester Park
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A commemorative carving to celebrate King Charles III's coronation.
Professional tree carver Andy O'Neill, of Bristol-based Wild Wood Carving, began work on the cedar in August and used a range of chainsaws to sculpt intricate designs into the tree.
Professional tree carver Andy O'Neill, of Bristol-based Wild Wood Carving, began work on the cedar in August and used a range of chainsaws to sculpt intricate designs into the tree.
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