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Painswick to Winchcombe 30 miles / 48 km A hilly route from start to finish taking you through the rolling Cotswold hills and capturing the essence of the Cotswold countryside. The route follows mainly quiet lanes, and has some strenuous climbs and steep descents. Low gears and good breaks are required and an awareness of oncoming traffic around lanes of minimal diameter. GRADE – MODERATE/STRENUOUS.
Winchcombe to Burford 34 miles / 54 km The first few miles of this stretch take you into the hills with the route levelling out towards Burford. You are going to visit some of the best known villages of the Cotswolds on this stretch and in high summer some of them can be very busy, particularly Bourton-on-the-Water. Most of the route is along quiet country lanes. GRADE – MODERATE/STRENUOUS WITH SOME CONSIDERABLE CLIMBS ON THE ROUTE.
Gloucester to Winchcombe 28 Miles / 45 km The first half an easy flat ride continuing along the Severn Vale from the City of Gloucester, along the quiet country lanes of central and north Gloucestershire. The second half graded moderate as you ascend into the Cotswolds to Winchcombe, home of Sudeley Castle. GRADE – EASY, FINAL THIRD MODERATE.
Stroud to Nailsworth 4.8 miles / 7.8 km A short easy route designed to allow time to travel to Stroud, prepare and perhaps explore a little before embarking on your cycle holiday. The route is mainly on Cycle Path formed from the old Stroud/Nailsworth Railway line – Be aware of traffic getting from Stroud Train Station to the Cycle Path. GRADE – EASY.
Burford to Cirencester 26 miles / 42 km Cotswold Country at its best, starting in the Windrush Valley, traversing the Coln Valley and ending in the fine town of Cirencester. Mainly along quiet country lanes. GRADE – EASY/MODERATE.
Berkeley to Painswick 30 miles / 47 km A ride in two parts, the first two thirds an easy flat ride through the Severn Vale, along quiet country lanes and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. The second half graded strenuous as you ascend the Cotswold escarpment and into the historic wool town of Painswick ‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’. GRADE - FIRST TWO THIRDS EASY, FINAL THIRD STRENUOUS.
Berkeley to Gloucester 28 miles / 45 km An easy ride taking in the beautiful countryside along the quiet country lanes of the Severn Vale and the tow path of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal leading you into the historic City of Gloucester and its beautiful Cathedral. GRADE – EASY. (Please note, there is no additional circular route emanating from Gloucester).
Nailsworth to Berkeley 27 miles / 43 km Apart from brief stints along A and B roads getting you up and down the Cotswolds, the route follows quiet unclassified lanes, leading you down into the Severn Vale. Strenuous in places. GRADE - FIRST HALF MODERATE/STRENUOUS, SECOND HALF EASY.
Cirencester to Stroud 31 miles / 50 km A mainly flat route through the South Cotswold countryside taking in Tetbury at around lunchtime and finishing the holiday week with a final descent into Stroud. GRADE – EASY/MODERATE.
Points of interest1 Purton Boat Graveyard2 Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust
3 Frampton on Severn Village Green (Largest in England)
4 St. Augustine’s Farm, Arlingham5 Gloucester Docks
6 Gloucester Quays Retail Outlet7 Gloucester Antiques Centre8 Gloucester Waterways Museum9 Gloucester Cathedral
10 Folk Museum11 Soldiers of Gloucester Museum12 The Tailor of Gloucester13 City Museum and Art Gallery
Points of interest1 Hailes Abbey 2 Stanway House & Fountain
3 Cotswolds Farm Park4 Dovecote at Naunton 5 Museum at Lower Slaughter and Mill Wheel6 Bourton-on-the-Water – Model Village
7 Birdland Park & Gardens8 Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection9 Model Railway Exhibition10 The Dragonfly Maze
11 Cotswolds Perfumery factory tours12 Cotswolds Pottery studio and shop13 Tolsey Museum
Points of interest1 Purton Boat Graveyard
2 Slimbridge Wildlife and Wetlands Trust3 Frampton on Severn Village Green
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4 St. Augustine’s Farm, Arlingham5 Painswick Beacon6 Prinknash Bird Park
7 Painswick Rococco Gardens8 Painswick Churchyard Yew Trees
Points of interest1 Nature in Art
2 Jet Age Museum, Staverton3 Ashleworth Quay & Tithe Barn 4 Odda’s Chapel Deerhurst
5 Prescott Hill Climb6 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway7 Sudeley Castle
8 Folk & Police Museum9 Belas Knap Long Barrow10 Winchcombe Pottery
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1 Great Witcombe Roman Villa
2 Miserden Park Gardens3 Colesbourne Park (snowdrops season)4 Chedworth Roman Villa
5 Whittington Court (limited opening)6 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway7 Sudeley Castle
8 Folk & Police Museum9 Belas Knap Long Barrow10 Winchcombe Pottery
Points of interest1 Cotswold Wildlife Park2 Cotswold Woollen Weavers Filkins3 Eastleach – Clapper Bridge, two churches
4 Bibury – Trout farm & Café5 Arlington Row Cottages6 Cerney House Gardens7 The Organic Farm Shop & Café
8 Cirencester Corinium Museum9 Roman Ampitheatre10 New Brewery Arts11 Cirencester Abbey Grounds & Park
12 Cirencester Open Air Pool
Points of interest1 Ruskin Mill2 Matara Garden
3 Owlpen Manor4 Uley Bury Long Barrow (Nr Dursley)5 Newark Park
6 The Wotton-under-Edge Heritage Centre7 Tyndale Monument (Nr North Nibley)8 Berkeley Castle
9 Jenner Museum - Berkeley10 Cattle Country
Points of interest
1 Stroud Farmers Market (Saturday Mornings)
2 Shambles Market (Fridays and Saturdays)
3 Stratford Park & Museum in the Park
4 Cotswolds Canal Visitor Centre
5 Stroud Tourist Information Centre/ Subscription Room
6 Cotswolds Playhouse
7 The Landsdown Hall & Gallery
8 Stroud Valleys Art Space
9 Apollo Cinema
10 Woodchester MansionPoints of interest
1 Butts Farm2 Cotswold Water Park & Beach3 Police Bygones Museum Tetbury
4 Westonbirt (nearby)5 Highgrove Gardens (bookable)
6 Chavenage House
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Rejoin the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal towpath from Gloucester Docks on the Llanthony Rd entrance to the docks. At the end of the docks at the lock into the River Severn TL, cross the road and take the footbridge over the River Severn.Cross the car park and follow the signs to Cycle Route 41.Exit cycle track at MAISEMORE BRIDGE, and TL over bridge.TR at Church Rd, Extreme Care crossing A417.Straight over at crossroads, signposted HARTPURY.TR SP LEDBURY, Extreme Care crossing A417.
TR SP ASHLEWORTH, Extreme Care crossing A417.TR SP TYTHE BARN/VILLAGE HALL.TR SP HASFIELD/TIRLEY.TR SP HAWBRIDGE/CHELTENHAM.TL SP DEERHURST/UPPER APPERLEY.TL SP CHELTENHAM/TEWKESBURY.
At A38 TL SP TEWKESBURY.TR SP BISHOPS CLEEVE/TREDINGTON. Extreme Care crossing A38.TL SP GOTHERINGTON.TR SP GOTHERINGTON.Cross over A435 road SP GRETTON/GOTHERINGTON. Extreme Care crossing A435.TR SP WINCHCOMBE and proceed into the town.
From the main street outside the Church looking North TL sign VICTORIA SQUARE and into ST MARY’S STREET going straight over THE CROSS.At T junction TR into VICARAGE STREET.At fork TR SP SHEEPSCOMBE. Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At crossroads TL SP BIRDLIP/CHELTENHAM.TR SP BRIMPSFIELD/CAUDLE GREEN. Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At fork TL SP BRIMPSFIELD.
At T junction TL SP BIRDLIP/CHELTENHAM.TR SP CIRENCESTER.Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At T junction TL.Cross over A 435 road SP UPPER COBERLEY. Extreme Care crossing A435.At Triangle/Junction TR.
At junction TL SP WITHINGTON/CHEDWORTH.At junction head straight on SP ANDOVERSFORD/CHELTENHAMAt T junction TR SP ROMAN VILLA/COMPTON ABDALE.Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.TL SP HAZLETON/SALPERTON.
At junction with A40 follow the lane straight in front of you which starts slightly to the right SP SALPERTON/BROCKHAMPTON. Extreme Care crossing A40.At junction with A436 cross straight over. Extreme Care crossing A436.At crossroads TR SP CHARLTON ABBOTS/WINCHCOMBE.
Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At T junction TR SP WINCHCOMBE and head into your destination town taking care to cross the B4632.
From Hailes Street head north out of Winchcombe along the B4632.TR SP LITTLE FARMCOTE/HAILES ABBEY.Straight on past Hailes Abbey sign following road with GATE signpost.Speed aware – Steep and long descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At crossroads go straight over SP CUTSDEAN/TADDINGTON/SNOWSHILL. Care crossing B4077.At crossroads TR SP FORD/STOW-ON-THE-WOLD.
At crossroads go straight over SP TEMPLE GUITING/GUITING POWER. Care crossing B4077.TL SP NAUNTON/STOW-ON-THE-WOLD.At cross roads turn immediate left SP NAUNTON.TL SP STOW.TR SP THE SLAUGHTERS. Care crossing B4068.TL SP UPPER SLAUGHTER/LOWER SWELL.TR SP LOWER SLAUGHTER/BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER.TR SP LOWER SLAUGHTER/BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER.TR SP UPPER SLAUGHTER.
TL at Stone Bridge/Small Grassed Roundabout. At T junction TL SP BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER/THE RISSINGTONS.At T junction TL SP BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER.At T junction TR SP CIRENCESTER. Extreme Care crossing A429.
TL and continue along ‘LANSDOWNE’TR SP Great Rissington/The Barringtons.TR at lane with small grassed tump, SP WEAK BRIDGE.At T junction with grassed triangle TR. At T junction TL SP BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER.
At T junction TL SP SHERBORNE.At cross roads TL SP SHERBORNE/WINDRUSH.At T junction TR SP LITTLE BARRINGTON/BURFORD.Just past telephone box TL cycle signpost BURFORD.At T junction with post box TL and continue to your DESTINATION Burford.
From Burford high street head west along SHEEP STREET. SP Cycle Route 47.TL along TANNERS LANE.At T junction with A40 TR. Extreme Care crossing A40.TL SP WESTWELL.At T junction TL SP HOLWELL.At Crossroads, TRSP EASTLEACH/MARTIN/FAIRFORD.At Crossroads, Straight Over SP EASTLEACH/FAIRFORD.At T junction TL SP HATHEROP/FAIRFORD.TR SP HATHEROP/COLN ST ALDWYNS.
At T junction, TR SP HATHEROP/BIBURY. TL SP COLN ST ALDWYNS/BIBURY.TR SP BIBURY ALDSWORTH.TL SP BIBURY.TL SP BARNSLEY/CIRENCESTER.At Swan Hotel TR (straight on, do not cross bridge).
TL SP WINSON/FOSSEBRIDGE.TR SP WINSON/FOSSEBRIDGE.TR SP WINSON VILLAGE ONLY.TR SP FOSSEBRIDGE/COLN ROGERS.TL SP FOSS CROSS.At T Junction TR SP FOSS CROSS/CHEDWORTH.At A429 TL SP CIRENCESTER.
Just past HARE & HOUNDS pub TR. Extreme Care crossing A429.Just past WAR MEMORIAL TL.At junction TL.At Cross roads with Traffic Lights go straight over. At T junction TL and continue to your destination town of CIRENCESTER.
Exit the train station (North), turn left and head downhill (SW) to WALLBRIDGE. Straight over roundabout and past Travis Perkins, go through the underpass and follow cycle path along the side of the A46 BATH ROAD.At junction with RODBOROUGH HILL bear left and take the cycle track Sustrans Route 45 – follow sign post WOODCHESTER/STONEHOUSE. You now travel along the cycle path formerly the railway line to Nailsworth.
Descend steps at DUDBRIDGE ROAD. Cross road and follow cycle route signs 45 direction to WOODCHESTER.Turn left when track joins Nailsworth branch.Follow route 45 to Nailsworth passing Dunkirk Mill
At the end of the cycle path Station Road leads to the RAILWAY HOTEL. Take right turn, then left on the main A road. At roundabout TR, care crossing A46 into Nailsworth.
From Berkeley market square head north along Marybrook Street SP SHARPNESS. TR SP HALMORE/BREADSTONE.TL SP HALMORE/PURTON.TR SP GOSSINGTON/SLIMBRIDGE.TL SP SLIMBRIDGE.TL along LIGHTENBROOK LANE. TL at KINGSTON ROAD.Cross bridge over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and TR along the towpath. Continue past the next bridge.
TR over SPLATT BRIDGE and into Frampton on Severn.Turn left SP SAUL/FRAMILODE/ARLINGHAM. Head towards ARLINGHAM. TR SP OVERTON LANE.TL SP UPPER FRAMILODE.IMPORTANT - It is at the next junction that the more strenuous route leads to Painswick and then to Winchcombe as opposed to the easier route to Gloucester and then to Winchcombe.For Painswick TR along CASTLE LANE.
Extreme care crossing A38. TR SP BRISTOL.TL SP STANDISH and bear round to the left.TL SP GLOUCESTER.Care crossing the B4008. TR SP HARESCOMBE/HARESFIELD. TR SP HARESCOMBE/BROOKTHORPE. Cross railway and bear round to the left.
TR SP HARESCOMBE. In 300 yds bear left at farm yard. TL SP STROUD/GLOUCESTER.TL SP BROOKTHORPE/GLOUCESTER.Extreme Care crossing A4173, TL along SEVERNLEAZE LANE.TR SP HOLCOMBE.
Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.Bear left. At T junction with B4073 TR Care crossing B4073. Take a light descent into Painswick.
From Berkeley market square head north along Marybrook Street SP SHARPNESS. TR SP HALMORE/BREADSTONE.TL SP HALMORE/PURTON.TR SP GOSSINGTON/SLIMBRIDGE.TL SP SLIMBRIDGE.TL along LIGHTENBROOK LANE.TL at KINGSTON ROAD.Cross bridge over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and TR along the towpath. Continue past the next bridge.
TR over SPLATT BRIDGE and into Frampton on Severn.TL SP SAUL/FRAMILODE/ARLINGHAM. Head towards ARLINGHAM. TR SP OVERTON LANE.TL SP UPPER FRAMILODE.
IMPORTANT - It is at the next junction that the easier route leads to Gloucester and then Winchcombe as opposed to the more strenuous route that leads to Painswick and then to Winchcombe.
For GLOUCESTER TL SP LONGNEY/ELMORE.TL SP ELMORE.TL SP STONEBENCH/GLOUCESTER.At Canal Bridge TL onto towpath and cycle along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Continue along the canal until you reach Sainsbury’s Superstore. Cycle under swing bridge, continue along canal path, cycle past the red light ship until you get to Llanthony Rd, cross rd into Glos Docks.
Head for the main junction roundabout A46/B4014 at the bottom of the town and TL towards SP BATH and make the steady ascent out of the town along the A46.TR into a quiet lane just past Tipputs Pub. Extreme care crossing the A46. Head towards Kingscote and through the village going straight on down the lane with the phone box, SP THE WINDMILL. TR at the end. Then left onto the B4058 SP WOTTON and follow the road and further signposts to Wotton.
Care crossing the A4135 The road splits, TR SP WATERLY BOTTOMS. The last part of this lane is a STEEP DESCENT into the town.The route takes you direction right. Care crossing the B4060.
Or - TL into the town for amenities/lunch then... from Wotton head out of Wotton briefly on the B4060. TL SP BRADLEY GREEN. Bear right at triangle. TL SP HUNTINGFORD. TL SP DAMERY/WOODFORD.Over motorway TL SP MIDDLE MILL LANE and bear right.
TL with TWO telegraph poles on corner. Extreme care crossing A38. TL SP ROCKHAMPTON/THORNBURY.TL SP HILL/SHEPPERDINE then follow the lanes to Berkeley.
Join Sheep Street and head south continuing out of Cirencester and taking the bridge over the A429 Bristol Road. At Crossroads TL and continue along CHESTERTON LANE.At roundabout TL along MIDLAND ROAD.At mini roundabout TR along BRIDGE ROAD.Junction with grassed triangle and bus stop TR.At second grassed triangle bear left. At T junction TR then turn first left. At grassed triangle T junction TR, then immediate left SP SOMERFORD KEYNES.
Follow track with SP. NEIGHBRIDGE COUNTRY PARK and at end of track rejoin carriageway straight on. At mini roundabout TL SP EASTCOURT.At crossroads TR SP CRUDWELL/CIRENCESTER.At T junction TL SP CHIPPENHAM/MALMESBURY.TR SP CHEDGLOW/ASHLEY/LONG NEWNTON taking care to cross the A429.At T junction TL SP TETBURY.At T junction TR SP TETBURY.At Marketplace Roundabout carry straight on direction CIRENCESTER/DURSLEY/AVENING.
At spreading crossroads carry straight on (Bearing Left) SP AVENING.TL along CHAVENAGE LANE.Turn Right.At Cross roads go straight over. Care crossing B4014.At T junction TL. Descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At village green TL SP AVENING.
Turn second right SP HAMPTON FIELDS/STROUD.At Crossroads go straight over SP MINCHINHAMPTON ONLY. Care crossing B4014.Direction straight on through village.At T junction TR SP STROUD/CIRENCESTER.At T junction TL SP RODBOROUGH/STROUD.
Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Beware of oncoming traffic.At traffic lighted crossroads TL. At roundabout go straight on SP TOWN CENTRE. Care crossing A419 and continue into STROUD to reach your destination and complete your holiday!
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