An Iron Age hillfort on the Cotswold escarpment above Horton - locally called the Roman Camp - with Severn Vale views on Stage 13 of the Cotswold Way.
Horton Camp is an Iron Age hillfort on the scarp edge above the village of Horton, between Hawkesbury Upton and Old Sodbury. Local tradition still calls the earthworks the 'Roman Camp', but the defences are prehistoric: a promontory enclosure using the steep Cotswold drop for natural protection, with rampart and ditch on the plateau side. The interior and surrounding grassland sit within National Trust-managed land above Horton Court.
On Stage 13 the Cotswold Way leaves Hawkesbury Upton along Bath Lane, passes close to Horton Court - a National Trust property with medieval origins - then climbs through woodland onto the fort and the open scarp. Benches on the rim look west across the Severn Vale; the climb is short but steep in the trees, then eases along the field edge. Paths can be muddy and exposed once you clear the wood.
There is no ticket or set opening hour for the hillfort paths - access on foot is free. Keep to signed rights of way, leave earthworks undisturbed, and watch for livestock. Horton Court's historic buildings have their own opening arrangements; confirm any visit on the National Trust Horton Court page before you detour from the trail. The stage continues south through Horton and Old Sodbury toward Dodington Park and Tormarton.
