ViewpointHidden gem
Haresfield Beacon
Stroud, South West England
A National Trust escarpment edge above the Severn Vale, popular with kite flyers and sunset watchers.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
A flat grassy top gives long views to the Forest of Dean and Wales on a clear day. Walk the Cotswold Way from Cooper's Hill or the Shortwood car park. Nearby Cranham Woods and Painswick Beacon make a good day.
- Best time
- Evening
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Small free car park off the lane, a short walk to the viewpoint
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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