Leave Back Lane car park via the far

corner access into Cowl Lane. Turn

right and follow the road to the

High Street.

Turn right and after approx 60

metres turn left into Vineyard

Street. Cross the River Isbourne,

head up the slope and where the

road bends to the right, keep

straight ahead to enter the grounds

of Sudeley Castle, passing the

castellated Almsbury Lodge on

your left.

Follow the main driveway, crossing

the lake by the bridge and continue

gently uphill; after approximately

150 metres take the footpath on

your right A through a gate passing

a play area on your left. Keep going

ahead and pass through a metal

kissing gate and bear right diagonally

across the field following the way

marked posts to the far right hand

corner.

Pass through a kissing gate in the

corner of the field, bear right to

cross Beesmoor Brook by a

concrete bridge and after about 15

metres and before reaching the

road, turn left onto a footpath.

Cross a stile and bear slightly right

moving away from the brook to

walk gently uphill towards a wood.

Cross a stile and follow the path

with the wood on your left. Cross

a small stream and walk through the

middle of a large open field. At a

junction with a good wide track

turn left and continue downhill and

bear to the left B over a stone

bridge, proceeding ahead to pass

between the abandoned buildings of

Waterhatch Farm.

Continue ahead as the path ascends

Cole’s Hill. For a while the path

becomes tarmac before eventually

reverting back to its former state.

From here there are wonderful

views towards Winchcombe,

nestling beneath Langley Hill and

Sudeley Castle.

Towards the top of Cole’s Hill

continue to follow the path as it

veers left. Stay on the path but note

a solitary house set well back on

your right hand side. At a dry-stone

Walk Number 6 Winchcombe’s Roman mosaic walk

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A circular walk visiting a Roman

villa and mosaic floor.

Distance: 5.3 miles/ 8.6 km

Duration: 3 hours

Difficulty: Moderate

Start/finish: Back Lane car park,

Winchcome. (Grid ref: 023284)

£1 all day. Toilets 20p in car park.

OS maps: Outdoor Leisure 45,

Landranger 163

Refreshments: Winchcombe

Ascent: 460 feet/140 metres

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enter woodland down a track C.

Take care and follow the pathway as

it meanders down through the

woods. As the path begins to level

out look out for the remains of the

villa either side of the path, a path

on your left will take you about 15

metres off the route and lead to the

Roman floor mosaic protected be-

neath a small corrugated tin roof

and some plastic sheeting held in

place with stones.

After viewing the mosaic, replace

the sheeting and stones and then

return to the main pathway.

Turn left and the path leaves the

woods. Walk along a grassy path

enclosed by small trees and at a fork

bear right towards a kissing gate.

Go through and keep ahead over an

open field towards trees. Go

through two kissing gates to pass

through this narrow belt of trees,

walk across the next field aiming for

the far left hand corner.

Bear left through a metal gate D and

continue along the path on your

right soon passing a small reservoir

on your left. Where a track bears

sharp right towards farm buildings,

pass through a metal gate on your

left and continue ahead in the same

direction but with the hedgerow

now on your right hand side.

Follow the hedgerow and go

through a kissing gate continuing

until you reach a track.

Cross the track and go through a

kissing gate in the hedge to enter a

field with Sudeley Castle visible in

front of you. The path bears left,

walk across the open field to pass

the castle on your right. Upon

reaching the main driveway bear left

to retrace your steps back into

Winchcombe and the start of the

walk.

Points of interest.

Almsbury Lodge:

Built by the Dent family in 1893

Sudeley Castle:

Rebuilt 1440 – 50 on site of a 12th

century castle. Queen Katherine

Parr is buried in its chapel, St Mary’s

Church.

Waterhatch Farm:

Now abandoned. An interesting

stone barn with bed brick arches

amidst more modern structures.

Roman mosaic:

Small mosaic situated in Spoonley

Woods and all that remains of a

once impressive Roman villa.

Discovered in 1882.

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St Mary’s Church, Sudeley

Spoonley Villa Mosaic