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Bourton-on-the-Water walks
Along River Windrush, Nauton, Upper and Lower Slaughter
Visorando Member
10.35 mi
+397 ft
-381 ft
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from Bourton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire)
This easy but quite long circular walk from Bourton-on-the-Water uses a peaceful section of Windrush Way along the river before you follow a section of Warden's Way visiting typical Cotswold villages including Nauton, Upper Slaughter, Lower Slaughter and Bourton-on-the-Water as well!
Lower Slaughter to Bourton on the water
6.48 mi
+243 ft
-240 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Lower Slaughter (Gloucestershire)
Lovely circular walk through Lower Slaughter using well-trodden paths, to Bourton On The Water with its many cafes and things to do. A visit to the Motor Museum is a must, as is a visit to The Hawkstone Arms. If a Brewery tour is part of your plan, then well worth it, and booking ahead is essential.
Sherborne Park
Association / Club / Walk leader2.49 mi
+174 ft
-184 ft
1h 20
Easy
Departure from Sherborne (Gloucestershire)
A well-marked family walk around parkland on National Trust property.
Near Hampnett
3.73 mi
+236 ft
-240 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Hampnett (Gloucestershire)
Good tracks, easy walking, fairly flat, open countryside.
The Barringtons
2.81 mi
+213 ft
-236 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Barrington (Gloucestershire)
Two superb Cotswold stone villages on either side of the River Windrush.
Windrush valley
6.01 mi
+479 ft
-479 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Barrington (Gloucestershire)
Explore rolling Cotswold country, with three idyllic villages and a grand estate.
Westwell
4.12 mi
+131 ft
-131 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Barrington (Gloucestershire)
Cross open farmland to a quiet village with a pond, just over the border in Oxfordshire.
Evenlode circular
2.55 mi
+30 ft
-30 ft
1h 10
Easy
Departure from Bledington (Gloucestershire)
Pleasant level walking through the village and the watermeadows of the River Evenlode.
Foxholes Nature Reserve
4.41 mi
+157 ft
-157 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Bledington (Gloucestershire)
Farmland walking to an ancient woodland reserve rich in flora and fauna.
Westcote and Icomb
6.49 mi
+371 ft
-348 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Bledington (Gloucestershire)
Explore four gorgeous Cotswold villages with superb views over the Evenlode valley.
Compton Abdale
4.18 mi
+584 ft
-584 ft
2h 25
Moderate
Departure from Compton Abdale (Gloucestershire)
Circular Road Walk from Compton Abdale to Withington and back.
Farmcote Estate
2.68 mi
+236 ft
-213 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Temple Guiting (Gloucestershire)
Short circular walk around part of Farmcote Estate. Count the white gates.
Foxholes Wild
Tourist office7.60 mi
+174 ft
-164 ft
3h 40
Easy
Departure from Shipton-under-Wychwood (Oxfordshire)
Explore Foxholes : stroll through rolling countryside, woodland and quiet villages. Starting in Shipton-under-Wychwood, this 11 km circular walk takes in ancient woodland at the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) Foxholes nature reserve.
Along River Coln from Bibury
5.86 mi
+276 ft
-276 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Bibury (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk starts in Bibury, a traditional rural village with a lovely church you will discover. Then, you will walk along quiet River Coln before you go back to the village using paths in copses and fields.
Asthall, Widford and Swinbrook & Widford Church and Paynes Farm
6.83 mi
+374 ft
-377 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Swinbrook and Widford (Oxfordshire)
A longer walk through wooded country with magnificent views to Asthall village. Three Cotswold villages and an extended exploration of the Windrush valley.
Asthall, Widford and Swinbrook
4.04 mi
+118 ft
-118 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Swinbrook and Widford (Oxfordshire)
Three Cotswold villages and an extended exploration of the Windrush valley.
Widford Church and Swinbrook
2.43 mi
+141 ft
-141 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Swinbrook and Widford (Oxfordshire)
Visit an isolated medieval church in a meadow and explore Swinbrook village in detail.
Widford Church and Paynes Farm
3.95 mi
+299 ft
-289 ft
2h 05
Moderate
Departure from Swinbrook and Widford (Oxfordshire)
A longer walk through wooded country with magnificent views to Asthall village.
Coln St. Aldwyns
1.14 mi
+52 ft
-52 ft
0h 35
Easy
Departure from Coln St. Aldwyns (Gloucestershire)
A short stroll round this pretty Cotswold stone village on the River Coln.
Bibury and the Coln valley
6.53 mi
+331 ft
-328 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Coln St. Aldwyns (Gloucestershire)
A high-level route to picture-perfect Bibury, returning along the Coln valley.
Quenington and the Coln
5.45 mi
+118 ft
-135 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Coln St. Aldwyns (Gloucestershire)
To a historic village with a medieval gatehouse and Norman church, with a riverside return.
Thomas Cromwell and Hailes Abbey
4.88 mi
+581 ft
-571 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Stanway (Gloucestershire)
How an important abbey was destroyed by a King's Commissioner.
A walk full of history (see practical information section).
Cotswolds - Hailes Abbey
4.84 mi
+600 ft
-577 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Stanway (Gloucestershire)
A walk in the heart of the Cotswolds, its countryside, its hills and its woods from the ruins of Hailes Abbey, taken over from the National Trust. This circuit takes part of the Cotswolds Way, a hiking trail that crosses the Cotswolds from North to South for 164 km (from Chipping Campden to Bath).
Blockley to Hinchwick
10.56 mi
+1,093 ft
-1,135 ft
5h 50
Moderate
Departure from Blockley (Gloucestershire)
A beautiful circular Cotswold walk with a few surprises.
Circular road walk between Aston Magna, Draycott and Paxford
5.25 mi
+174 ft
-203 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Blockley (Gloucestershire)
A good minor road walk through the picturesque villages of Aston Magna, Draycott and Paxford in the north the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Suggested start is in Aston Magna GL56 9RG parking carefully not to obstruct driveways.
Todenham, Lower Leamington Aston Magna Gloucestershire
6.31 mi
+299 ft
-302 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Todenham (Gloucestershire)
This delightful walk, on road and field paths, taking in the three villages of Todenham, Lower Leamington and Aston Magna, which lie North West of Morton in the Marsh and South West of Shipston, has a lot of interest to see.
More walks in Bourton-on-the-Water
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Cutsdean
- Donnington
- Eastleach
- Evenlode
- Farmington
- Fifield
- Filkins and Broughton Poggs
- Fulbrook
- Great Rissington
- Great Wolford
- Guiting Power
- Hampnett
- Hatherop
- Hawling
- Hazleton
- Holwell
- Icomb
- Idbury
- Kencot
- Kingham
- Little Compton
- Little Rissington
- Little Wolford
- Longborough
- Lower Slaughter
- Maugersbury
- Milton-under-Wychwood
- Moreton-in-Marsh
- Naunton
- Northleach with Eastington
- Notgrove
- Oddington
- Quenington
- Sezincote
- Sherborne
- Shilton
- Shipton
- Snowshill
- Southrop
- Stanton
- Stanway
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Swell
- Swinbrook and Widford
- Taynton
- Temple Guiting
- Todenham
- Turkdean
- Upper Rissington
- Upper Slaughter
- Westcote
- Westwell
- Wick Rissington
- Windrush
- Winson
- Yanworth