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Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp

9 ha

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.80739, -2.19087

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Flower Bug +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Route EUL 1Walking route
Named routeRef EUL 1
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 41Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 41Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Alternative RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 41Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Castle Endbridleway · 228 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 228 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kimsbury Camp (Painswick Beacon)

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kimsbury Camp (Painswick Beacon)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Glevum Way ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Abbeymead Contour ParkUrban park4.2 km→