Crickley Hill
Cotswold countryside within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Visiting with your dog
We welcome dogs at Crickley Hill and there are acres for you to explore with your canine companion.
Crickley Hill
Overview
Cotswold countryside within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
This beautiful Cotswold countryside, which we manage jointly with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, boasts a wide variety of habitats and plants. The limestone grassland is extremely rich in plants, which in turn support a large variety of insects, especially butterflies.
Crickley Hill is a prominent spur of the Cotswold escarpment. It overlooks the Severn Vale, with magnificent views towards Robinswood Hill and May Hill, and the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain beyond.
There's evidence of human activity on the hill going back to 4,000 BC. The area called the Scrubbs takes its name from the brushwood that existed before the planting of the present beech woodland in the 18th century.
- Telephone
- 01452814213
- cotswolds@nationaltrust.org.uk
Crickley Hill
How to get here
- Address
- Birdlip, Gloucestershire
- By road
- Approximately 3½ miles from Gloucester and 2½ miles from Cheltenham on the A417
- Parking: The car park belongs to the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. All visitors need to pay for their stay 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- By train
- For information about travelling to this site by public transport please visit the Cotswold AONB 'Explore the Cotswolds' website
- By bus
- For information about travelling to this site by public transport please visit the Cotswold AONB 'Explore the Cotswolds' website
Crickley Hill
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Crickley Hill
Opening times
Monday 24 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Tuesday 25 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Wednesday 26 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Thursday 27 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Friday 28 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Saturday 29 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Sunday 30 June
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Crickley Hill
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01452814213
- cotswolds@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Birdlip, Gloucestershire