周辺の天然記念物・トップ19

(TP4459) Lat 51.80736N / Lon 2.19252W at 283 Metres

Careful on the golf course, stay to the edges. Fantastic views over Gloucester and stroud. If you want an express route down take Stockley and enjoy rocketing into Upton st. Leonards.

Parking at Daisy bank Road at the bottom is a good place to start. Be aware of MTB trails in the woods!

Lovely gravel track connecting Welsh Way to Daglingworth via Quarry

The Painswick Rococo Gardens are the only Rococo Gardens in the UK, full of little follies, different types of gardens, sculptures and mazes. If you are in the area already, well worth checking them out.

View over the Severn from Painswick Beacon - you can see May Hill and even further.

Great views and hence, usually lots of people and dogs to avoid. The climb up from Cheltenham Road is short and punchy.

Passes Daglingworth Quarry. Hanson Aggregates works Daglingworth Quarry, extracting limestone aggregate for road building, ornamental driveway stone and dust for brick making. Extraction of stone from the site is believed to have started in 1905, since when it has been in almost continuous use. The planning permission for the quarry expires in 2042 and progressive restoration is currently being undertaken. A wide variety of fossils are known from the Daglingworth Quarry. Oysters, pectinids (scallops) and echinoids (sea urchins) can be found within the Taynton Limestone and Hampen Formations. Discovered within the sandy lenses of Hampen Formation are rare plant fragments, and dinosaur footprints have been found near the top of the formation. These are now on display at the quarry office. The Shipton Member is generally devoid of fossils except, for a few beds containing borings and burrows made by marine animals such as molluscs and worms. At the top of this member is the Excavata bed where gastropods and the echinoids, Clypeus and Cidaris are found in abundance. Trace fossils, borings and bivalves are found in many beds throughout the Ardley Member. Fossils from large reptiles have been found from near the top of the member

Good way to cross the A417. Could be muddy in depths of winter I suspect.

This is worth a trip on any bike, worth exploring from every direction, and certainly worth visiting cranham woods for even more good downhill, singletrack and fireroads. Just be mindful of cows and considerate to Golfers and Walkers who also share the beacon and it's surrounding land (also the royal william Pub nearby is nice!)

Stunning gardens in a lovely overall setting. Good free parking area. Play area (hidden away), lake, maze, second hand bookshop, gift shop, cafe. The shop is not open atm and maze is closed - children there seemed to mange to make their own entertainment though. Cafe was very welcoming and still has lovely food although limited due to COVID atm and only takeway currently. Toilet facilities usually include baby change but only portaloo now. Pretty good on the COVID arrangements and you need to book ahead. They are trying to work out how they can open up a bit more but limited space in cafe/shop building.

well worth a visit , you really feel the atmosphere!

Loads of trails and roads to follow up to the beacon. Great views across to the river Severn - the area is shared with Painswick Golf course and often busy with Golfers, walkers and cyclists

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 (46 m) by 135 feet (41 m) — would have held around 8,000 spectators. At the time the amphitheatre was built, Cirencester (known then as Corinium) was the second largest city in England, second only to London, with a population of more than 10,000. The monument, which is managed by English Heritage, is free to enter during reasonable daylight hours. For more information, visit: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/cirencester-amphitheatre.

Once you have enjoyed some of the great singletrack and doubletrack trails, climb to the top of the Beacon and take in the views

It is a lovely walk up to Painswick Beacon and the views are very impressive. You are afforded a full panorama from the summit and the views over to the Severn estuary are exceptional. The route to the top does pass through a golf course, though, so watch out for stray balls.

The Devil’s Chimney is an unusual limestone rock formation above a disused quarry in Leckhampton. How its peculiar crooked and twisted shape was formed remains a mystery. Some say it is the result of weathering and erosion. Others say it was possibly made by quarry workers as a joke. According to legend, the rock is the chimney of the Devil's dwelling deep beneath the ground. Provoked by the many Christian churches built in the area, the Devil would sit atop Leckhampton Hill and hurl stones at Sunday churchgoers. However the stones were turned back on him, driving him beneath the ground. Now he uses the mass of stones as his chimney to let free the smokes of hell.

Amazing views on a clear day and a handy trig point that points out what you can see!

This is not a natural stone monument but created by human quarrying.