A Neolithic Cotswold-Severn chambered tomb on Coaley Peak, free to visit with English Heritage - stone chambers open to the sky beside the Cotswold Way on Stage 10.
Nympsfield Long Barrow stands on the Cotswold escarpment at Coaley Peak, about a mile north-west of Nympsfield village. It is a Neolithic Cotswold-Severn chambered tomb: a stone gallery and side chambers built around the early third millennium BC, later covered by a long mound. Much of the covering earth was removed in the nineteenth century and during excavations, so the upright limestone slabs and passage plan are unusually clear - you walk a short gravel path into the chambers rather than guessing at a grassed mound.
English Heritage cares for the monument as free open-access countryside. The barrow sits beside the Coaley Peak picnic site and nature reserve, with wide views west over the Severn Vale. About a mile further along the Cotswold Way toward Uley lies Hetty Pegler's Tump (Uley Long Barrow), so many walkers see both tombs in one stretch of Stage 10 between King's Stanley and Dursley.
There is no ticket. English Heritage lists the site as open any reasonable time during daylight hours; dogs on leads are welcome. Parking is adjacent at Coaley Peak (postcode guide GL11 5AU). Stick to worn paths, keep children close among the stones, and never climb on the orthostats. Practical notes are on the English Heritage Nympsfield Long Barrow page.
