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n o Sudeley Corndean e o left onto a lane. Follow the lane to ar Farm B Lodge r Cross the field to the gate, go through o o Leave Back Lane car park via the far T-junction and carefully cross the roadk into the next field and cross the next Postlip Farm corner access into Cowl Lane. Turn right and turn left a short distance to meet a field to another gate, with glorious views Rising and follow the road to the High Street. track leading to Sudeley Hill Farm. Here, looking towards Toddington, the Malverns Sun Parks opposite Wadfieldthe Farm y Shop sign, turn sharp Topograph a and Winchcombe railway stationFarm below. Washpool Farm W No Man’s right through a gatee and walk up the field Turn right and after approx 60 metres b m Patch co Deadmanbury Carto parkinga gate. Go throughh and continue ahead turn left into Vineyard Street. Cross the c Continue ahead and go through a field for Belas Knap in Gate Woodbine W Newmeadow 2 and meet a track; bear left on to the track, 3 River Isbourne, head up the slope and gate, E before turning left up a short 6 Farm 4 Cleeve Common Source of B Castle where the road bends to the right, keep y go through a gate and pass the stone R. Isbourne Postlip Warren a steep slope to a stile. Cross the stile Rock W 286m ld building housing St Kenelm’s Well on your straight ahead to enter the grounds of o and continue a short way to a gate on w s Humblebee Breakheart t right. Sudeley Castle, passing the castellated o Cottages the edge of the wood. Follow the path Plantation C Almsbury Lodge on your left. through the trees before you start to Southam Hill Barn Continue ahead and go through a gate descend down to another gate. Spoonley

. 322m Farm Waterhatch W Spoonley Villa Wood beside a field gate, head uphill towards Limehill S i Follow the main driveway, crossing the ou ane n tham L Solitary ch a gate on the horizon, to the right of Wood c Tr e e o lake by the bridge and continue gently Go through the gate to leave the scrubby m b woodlandBelas and a pig pen. When you Coles’s Hill 5 e uphill to meet a gate on your right A. Go area and follow the right hand field 3

4 W C Knap A Post a o reach the gate go through into the next Ellenborough Stone y through,ts wkeeping the play area/fort on boundary to the far side of this long ol Park Hotel Blocks d W your left, anday head for a metal gate beside field via a gateD . Enter the next field field, looking for a gate on your right. Go GWSR and continue along the track ahead. The Station a field gate entering the next field. through the gate and turn left, following Queen’s Wood countryside changes from pasture land to the path down to some trees, with fine Radio Dew pond Go through the gate and continue ahead open arable fields and the gradient levels views of the Malvern Hills from here. Race Course Masts . 330m keepingWontley Farmto the path to the left. Follow out. Continue down through the trees, taking the(Disused) path to the far left corner of the field great care, as the path can be slippery in and a ramp/gate. (The Home Parks). Go Follow the track, keeping the drystone places. through the gate and turn left. B. In 20 wall on your right until you reach a metres pass through another gate and lane (Salt Way). Turn left following the At the bottom of the slope bear left and walk ahead with trees and a farm track to Winchcombe Way sign and follow the lane join a track which leads to a field gate, your left. downhill to Little Farmcote Farm. Bear near a radio mast. Before you reach the left on the gated lane (if you are lucky gate, as the track turns left, F fork right In 200 metres follow the field boundary you might have a view of the Stanway down to a gate in some trees. Go through

Prestbury fountain ahead) and 25 metres after the No to the right and after a further 200 the gate and follow the path to another ve rt on gate on the left is a path by a field gate. Pittville metres turn left over a footbridge and Lane Turn left through the gate and you will WWaW hope you enjoy the walk, however the walk is undertaken at through a gate to walk gently uphill your sole risk and WWaW have no responsibility for loss, damage, towards a house. follow the Gloucestershire Way back to injury or interpretation. Every possible care has been taken to Winchcombe. ensure the information given was accurate at the time of creation. gate, and across a paddock to meet a gate Sudeley Castle by a lane. The castle has a well documented history and is a 15th century rebuild on the site Turn right onto the lane and then of a 12th century castle. immediate left through a gate into a field, crossing it to the far side to a large sign St Kenelm’s Well ‘PATH’. Go through the gate and turn This conduit house has a two foot deep right towards another large sign ‘PATH’. well fed by a spring associated with most Head to the left of the farm buildings to of the country’s most interesting saint. leave the field via a gate slightly hidden from view. In the 11th century the story of the saint is told. It relates that King Kenulf, King Go through and turn right to follow the of and founder of Winchcombe fence on your right, before striking out Abbey (in 789 A.D) had an heir Kenelm. across the field in the same direction to a His half sister Quenride was jealous gate on the far side. of her brother and being ambitious murdered him and had his body hidden in Clent, North Worcestershire. The Clent monks removed this body and carried it to Winchcombe. Where the funeral cortège rested miraculous springs arose. Of these springs, only the two remain, that at Clent and here, the last resting place. The monks of Winchcombe claimed the body and established a pilgrimage place, the spring being part of this pilgrimage. View from Stancombe Lane Salt Way Go through the gate and take care as These ancient routes radiated from you emerge onto the lane, (Rushley Droitwich in varying directions and the Lane).G Turn left along the lane to shortly salt ways predated Roman roads and meet a gate on your right, signposted drovers routes. Gloucestershire Way. Go through the gate and cross the field (ridge and furrow) A route for the distribution of salt is believed to have been from Worcester via Toddington, Hailes and Winchcombe on through Lechlade and on to the coast in Hampshire, Winchcombe was very much a crossroads for trading routes.

The Latin word salarium linked salt and Roman soldiers. The salarium paid to Roman soldiers has defined a form of work-for-hire ever since in the Western world, and gave rise to such expressions as “being worth one’s salt”.

Monks Hole One winter with snow falling, a monk from Winchcombe was visiting his St Kenelm’s Well brethren at Hailes. On his return journey as darkness fell he reached the summit of diagonally to the left towards some the hill. Snow had driven into the hollows houses in the distance. Head for a gate on and hidden all trace of a path, the monk the surfaced path by some buildings. Go fell into one of the snow drifts, never to through the gate, along the path between rise again. He was not found until the properties to emerge in Castle Street. snow had melted.

Turn right here and follow the road up to © Winchcombe Walkers are Welcome 2019 the top, where it meets the High Street. To return to the car park turn left and shortly cross the road to enter Cowl Lane leading to the car park.