Tyndale Monument

The Tyndale Monument stands on Nibley Knoll above the village of North Nibley in Gloucestershire. It is a tall stone tower built in 1866 to honour William Tyndale, who translated the New Testament into English. The hilltop site gives wide views across the Severn Vale and towards Bristol. A nearby topograph shows distant landmarks on clear days. The path up is a steep bridleway that forms part of the Cotswold Way long-distance trail. The tower’s spiral staircase has 121 steps leading to the top, where floodlights illuminate the structure at night. A commemorative plaque on the front records Tyndale’s life and death in 1536. The monument is visible from Thornbury, twelve miles away, and resembles the Somerset Monument at Hawkesbury. In 2019 it was used for a protest banner by Extinction Rebellion. Visitors find an open door most of the time and a well-lit climb to the summit. The surrounding fence keeps the entrance clear and the hill slopes steeply on all sides. From the top there are long views along the Cotswold Edge and down to the River Severn. The rough path continues along the Cotswold Way towards North Nibley below.