Broadway Tower

Broadway Tower is a late 18th-century folly on Broadway Hill in the Cotswolds, built as an ornamental tower and landscape feature and designed by James Wyatt. It is a well-known local landmark and visitor viewpoint.

The tower houses a small exhibition and provides a viewing platform that looks out over the Vale of Evesham and, on clear days, much farther across the surrounding countryside. Paths from the nearby village of Broadway and from other local car parks make the site a popular short walk.

The structure was commissioned in the late 1790s as part of a designed landscape and has since become an established tourist stop within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The tower stands on Broadway Hill near the village of Broadway in Worcestershire, within the Cotswolds region and readily accessible from nearby towns and country roads.

• Origin: Designed by James Wyatt and completed in 1798 as a landscape folly, it was commissioned as an eyecatcher on Broadway Hill.
• Views: On clear days the tower is said to offer views across many counties; it functions as a popular viewpoint and short-walk destination in the Cotswolds.

What to See #

• The Tower: The folly tower itself is about 65 feet (approximately 20 metres) tall and contains a small exhibition space and viewing platform offering panoramic countryside views.
• Parkland and viewpoints: Surrounding parkland and small visitor facilities that include walking routes and a country park offering viewpoints across the Cotswolds and neighbouring landscapes.