The Top 12 Natural Monuments around Nailsworth
Nailsworth’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 12
beautiful natural monuments around Nailsworth. 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 Nailsworth. 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 16, 2025
Haresfield Beacon
Highlight • Viewpoint
You are afforded a glorious views from Haresfield Beacon; stretching over the Severn Estuary, the City of Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. Standish Wood, which you pass through en …
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Nympsfield Long Barrow
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Nympsfield Long Barrow stands high on the Cotswold scarp and affords incredible views over the Severn Valley. Constructed in the Neolithic period (around 2800 BCE), it is one of the …
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Downham Hill (Smallpox Hill)
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Downham Hill, known locally as "Smallpox Hill is an outlying hill from the surrounding Cotswold escarpment, separated by a small valley. It offers perhaps some of the best view in …
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Uley Bury Iron Age hillfort
Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site
An Iron-age hill fort dating from 300B.C. An easy walking route around its perimeter which provides some spectacular views. The view of Smallpox Hill (Downham Hill) is particularly magnificent.
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Brackenbury Ditches Hillfort Viewpoint
Highlight • Historical Site
This looks like it’s being cleared which is exposing the original ditches , etc and the great views ..
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View of the Severn Vale from Coaley Peak
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You are afforded spectacular views from Coaley Peak, which stretch right across the Severn Vale towards the Forest of Dean and beyond. Below the summit lies unimproved limestone grassland, owned and maintained by the National Trust.
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Wotton Hill Jubilee Clump
Highlight • Natural Monument
Just off the Cotswold Way, a worthwhile detour for stunning views over Wotton and Kingswood.
On a clear day you can see the Somerset Monument in the distance.
On a clear day you can see the Somerset Monument in the distance.
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View from Coaley Peak
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Just to the north of the main car park, there is an iron age hillfort, it is still on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment, so it has stunning views …
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Coaley Peak
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Previously a beautiful, dense and wilded stretch leading up to Coaley, the Ash trees have recently been cut down due to ash dieback disease, leaving an oddly sparse desolate area. …
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View of Painswick Valley and Severn Vale
Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint
A newly resurfaced road (2020) with some fantastic view over the Painswick valley in one direction and the Severn Vale in the other, including great views of the Malvern Hills.
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Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)
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A.K.A. Uley Long Barrow. Originally dated to around 3000 B.C. this long barrow was reconstructed during the late Victorian period. You can actually crawl inside of the chamber, which is …
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