Escarpment viewpoint and National Trust woodland beside Coaley Peak - Severn Vale panoramas on Stage 10 of the Cotswold Way near Nympsfield Long Barrow.
Frocester Hill is the stretch of Cotswold escarpment above the village of Frocester, adjoining the Coaley Peak picnic site and nature reserve near Nympsfield. From the scarp edge the view opens west across the Severn Vale toward the Forest of Dean and the Welsh hills - a classic Stage 10 panorama that through-walkers reach without a long diversion. National Trust woodland on Frocester Hill and neighbouring Woodland Trust beech woods add sheltered paths when the open grassland is windy.
The Cotswold Way follows the escarpment here between Pen Wood and the drop toward Uley and Cam Long Down. Nympsfield Long Barrow stands a short walk from the Coaley Peak car park; a signed viewpoint on Frocester Hill sits close to the trail after you leave the picnic grass. In summer the limestone turf and verges can be rich with wildflowers; paths are narrow in places and can be slippery after rain.
There is no ticket or set opening hour for the hill paths - access on foot is free. Use the Coaley Peak parking (postcode guide GL11 5AU / GL10 3TP) and keep dogs under control around livestock. Combine Frocester Hill with Nympsfield Long Barrow, Hetty Pegler's Tump, and Uley Bury if you have energy on Stage 10. Context for the adjoining reserve is on the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Coaley Peak page.
