North Cerney village

(S/E) From the front door of the Bathurst Arms, turn right. Turn right up the village street (Dark Lane), away from the river.

At a grass triangle, turn left on Chapel Lane, passing the school on the left and a village pump on the right. At the top of the hill by a second, similar, pump, turn right into Hill View.

Pass to the left of the last house to find a footpath beyond, alongside a wall. Follow the path through fields until you meet a lane (Dark Lane).

(1) Turn right down the lane, with good views over the village. Just before the first building, turn left through a gate by a grit bin onto a footpath. Follow the fence downhill, switching to the left-hand side at a metal gate partway down. Beyond a wooden field gate, continue downhill, still following the fence.

(2) At the bottom of the hill, turn right through a gate, cross the River Churn and pass between buildings out to the main road (A435). Cross the A435 and climb the wooded bank opposite to a stile. Walk up the field to a stile in the far right-hand corner beside a cottage.

(3) Turn right towards the church.

For the shorter route, simply follow the road past the church to return to the Bathurst Arms.

For the longer route, take a footpath on the left that leaves the road at a right-hand bend to skirt the grounds of the Old Rectory. Beyond the buildings you enter a field through a wooden gate; head uphill to the far corner, where a metal gate leads into a lane.

Turn right and walk downhill to the main road. Turn right back to the Bathurst Arms. (S/E)

Two moderate climbs on the longer route, one on the shorter. Mostly on roads; wet grass on field paths after rain.

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The Bathurst Arms
North Cerney, nr Cirencester,
Glos GL7 7BZ
Tel 01285 832150
Website www.bathurstarms.co.uk
Email contact@bathurstarms.co.uk