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Painswick Beacon

Painswick Beacon, Gloucestershire, England

8.6 KM

Painswick Beacon is a grassy summit on the western escarpment of the Cotswolds. This walk starts and finishes in the picturesque town of Painswick, a highlight of which is the churchyard at St. Mary's with its 99 yew trees.

12 Jun 2021
Some Hills
3hrs, 5min (2hrs, 17min)
altitude Graph for painswick beacon walk

Elevation: Max 288m, Min 139m, Gain 149m

Pictures from the walk

hillside fields with yellow rapeseed oil crop

Walking up to the beacon

black and white view from painswick beacon

On Painswick Beacon

walker on painswick beacon

Summer on the Beacon

hillside view with chalk paths

The view

chalk paths in grass hillside

Chalk paths

cotswold stone houses

Cotswold stone houses in Bisley Street, Painswick

churchyard with historic tombs and yew trees

Churchyard at St Mary's, Painswick

churchyard with historic tombs and yew trees

Churchyard pathway

church doorway with steps

Doorway

churchyard with historic tombs and yew trees

Churchyard at St Mary's, Painswick

churchyard with historic tombs and yew trees

Chest tombs and yew trees

people walking through churchyard with topiary

Admiring the topiary

all the walks

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row of 1970s detached houses with garages
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