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Belas Knap
Winchcombe, South West England
A 5,000-year-old chambered burial mound on a hilltop, reached by a field-edge walk.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Belas Knap is a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Cleeve Hill near Winchcombe, and one of the best-preserved Cotswold-Severn tombs. English Heritage describes it as an outstanding example of its group. It is reached on foot, and the hilltop gives a lovely view over Sudeley Castle and the vale.
Good to know
- Free and open at all times
- Walk from Winchcombe or the nearest car park for a circular
- Wear boots after rain
- Best time
- Spring to autumn, clear day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Footpath from a small lay-by, then a short walk across fields
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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