Ebrington Loop - from the Ebrington Arms Pub

Hidden Gem: A circular walk from a lovely village pub.

The walk takes in the lovely rolling Cotswold fields, before a view of Foxcote Manor and a walk along the top of the Cotswold Escarpment, taking in breathtaking views North out as far as Birmingham and Coventry.
Drop down to the lovely National Trust property at Hidcote for tea and cake, before a return through fields and hamlets to sit by the pub fire with a well earned pint.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.91 km
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    Calculated time: 3h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 137 m
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    Vertical drop: - 128 m

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    Highest point: 261 m
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    Lowest point: 145 m

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Description

(S/E) Turn right out of the pub and right again at the green, walk down through the village (Holly House B&B will be on your right if you are going the right way). On the left of the street, after 250 yards, pass the Longwell (spring).  Continue on for 100 yards to a junction where the road swings to the right. When the road swings away down to the right, turn left up the small incline by the Post Box into Nash's Lane and continue. You'll have houses on your left and should be heading up a short road that bends to the right about 300 yards on.

(1) Keep walking up the road, out past the farm (on your left) after the bend and out onto a gravel track.
Keep on that track for 10-15 mins - you'll walk out to some farm sheds, down a stoney hill and past the parish boundary marker. You head through the gate and the track bends uphill and to the left, then to the right and flattens out.

(2) You are now in Foxcote Estate. Keep going, there will be some farm sheds and a windsock on the right as you walk. The owner of the estate helicopters in. The track turns to a tarmac'd single track, head along this, down through a dip (house on the left then on the right) and keep on the road. You'll reach a small depression with a cattle grid and a bridleway gate, go straight through and keep on the track that forks to the right.

Foxcote Manor is behind the hedge on the right. Keep following the track, and at the driveway to the manor head slightly left and keep going to the next cattle grid/gate. Look back for a view of the Manor. Keep walking up the drive until the very end - there is a button and the gate will open electronically (or you can hop the short wall).

(3) Turn left, and walk about 500 yards to a "cross roads" (two farm tracks meet at the road at the same place), heading down the hill. Turn left and head up the hill. Keep walking straight and you'll come to a bridleway gate. Lovely views of the village of Ilmington below you to the right. On a good day you can see Birmingham and Coventry in the distance off to the right.

(4) Keep heading along the path and towards the 2 radio antenae at Nebsworth, on the top of Ebrington Hill.
As you emerge onto the road, pick up the bridleway path on the other side and set off up a short sharpish hill to the next gate. Go through the gate and walk along the path emerging at another lane - with a telecoms uplink station on the right.

(5) Walk down the track to the left of the telecoms station, and follow it all the way down the hill to Hidcote Manor. Again stunning views out in front of you - including the Malvern Hills off to the left. As you arrive at Hidcote, head into the cafe in the garden shop, if you fancy a break, it's open to the public without having to pay an admission charge.

(6) Leave Hidcote Manor and turn right down the road into the village (if facing away from the Manor/Manor house is behind you), turn left if facing the Manor House. You will walk past a thatched cottage on your left and a duck pond on your left and the thatched cottages of the hamlet on your right. Head out across the field towards a large chestnut (?) tree in the middle of the field, and follow the path on and down through the gate in the gully at the bottom. Head off across the field - aiming about 1 o'clock to hit the gate on the other side of the field at Hidcote Boyce.

(7)Walk out into another lovely little hamlet called Hidcote Boyce, and turn left at the green/triangle to walk out of the village on the lane. Walk all the way up the lane, past the farm on the left. When you reach the junction, head over the style and out into the field. Lovely views to the right of Broadway Tower, Chipping Campden and the Malvern Hills out in the distance.

(8) Follow the footpath across 3 fields emerging on the road, which you cross and pick up the path on the otherside (signposted and with a style). Head out across the field at about 2-3 o'clock and over another style. Walk across an abandoned point to point course/field (old horse jumps) and down to the stile in the corner. Follow the path, with a recreation ground on your right, emerging back into the village of Ebrington.
(S/E) Turn right and head to the pub.... well done, you've earned it.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 146 m - Ebrington Arms Pub
  2. 1 : km 0.8 - alt. 165 m - Continue past the farm
  3. 2 : km 2.4 - alt. 180 m - Foxcote Estate
  4. 3 : km 3.59 - alt. 202 m - Turn left onto road
  5. 4 : km 5.07 - alt. 239 m - Nebsworth radio antenae
  6. 5 : km 6.07 - alt. 261 m - Take track to left of telecoms station
  7. 6 : km 7.3 - alt. 192 m - Hidcote Manor
  8. 7 : km 8.24 - alt. 178 m - Hidcote Boyce
  9. 8 : km 9.46 - alt. 194 m - Cross road and pick up path again
  10. S/E : km 10.91 - alt. 148 m - Ebrington Arms Pub

Practical information

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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
pAUL g
pAUL g

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 31/07/22
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent variety of scenery and footpath types with good instructions

IanBurrell
IanBurrell
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Ok thanks - will edit it if I can.

If not:


** turn right coming out of the manor gardens / manor house behind you


** turn left if facing the manor

Charley390
Charley390

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 12/06/22
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very good walk and fantastic instructions. Only part we went off track (and we found another pair who also got lost at the same place) was when we got to Hidcote manor the instructions say to turn right. The route said turn right at the manor. From where we got to, Hidcote manor turning right meant going down the road which said “all exits this way”. The other pair we bumped into also did the same.
It would be fab if the instructions said go to the entrance of the gardens and turn left to walk towards the hamlet.

VanessaF
VanessaF

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 12/02/22
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk with great directions.

Grandma
Grandma

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 13/02/22
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thoroughly enjoyed this walk. Interesting and varied terrain and sights. Lovely tea at Hidcote too!!!

Aurelie-21
Aurelie-21 ★

You can change colour of the track in your settings

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Aurélie - UX/UI Designer & Chargée de communication

Paul and the boys
Paul and the boys

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : 02/10/21
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The written description was excellent and enhanced the walk but the thick red highlighting line over the route was rather disappointing as it was hard to check paths etc on the map.... can this not be changed to be more translucent highligting colour.

CarolT
CarolT

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : 16/09/21
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent walk with really lovely views. As National Trust members we enjoyed stopping for tea and cake and admiring the garden at Hidcote too!

Lizzielyons
Lizzielyons

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 30/07/21
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk with stunning views across the cotswolds.... lots of interest with Foxcote House and Hidcote Manor, woody sections, and a great pint at the Ebrington Arms to finish. Got a little lost after Hidcote Manor but picked up the trail again quickly. Highly recommend.

The Rustler
The Rustler

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : 01/05/21
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Enjoyed the walk. Clear and precise directions until we left Hidcote Manor where we misunderstood them and took a wrong turn and walked via Mickleton. But apart from that really enjoyed it.

Radway67
Radway67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 06/11/20
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Changed the starting point to Hidcote where we knew parking would be easy. Lovely walk passing interesting properties and great views. One that we will do again in better weather and when lockdown restrictions eased.

Helena
Helena

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 14/09/20
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This was a beautiful walk so we did it twice! Worth booking to see Hidcote Manor gardens as you can't get access to the cafe and shop without paying (due to restrictions on numbers because of covid), and they're lovely. Check opening times of the Ebrington Arms as they were closed Monday and Tuesday when we did the walk.

liz
liz

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 02/09/20
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This was a lovely walk. Unfortunately we didn't have the best weather but it didn't spoil the enjoyment. The country side was very pretty and views (when we had them!) Fantastic. It was an easy route with no really big hills so not strenuous. Lots of the trail was on easy going paths and the route was very easy to follow. Parking in Ebrington was easy too.

mpers
mpers

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : 26/01/20
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Really lovely walk with great guidance notes too. We had very misty/foggy weather conditions so missed out on the views but the warm fire and welcome at the Ebrington Arms at the end made up for that.

Really recommend this walk.

yuval_cohen
yuval_cohen

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 09/11/19
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice cotswold walk. Simple route. Most of it is good road, some has been muddy. We enjoyed it.

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