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Pittville Lane need to head towards the top left corner the woods ignoring side paths. Turn right good track. To the left can be seen the first of the field to a wooden gate. 50 metres before a fence, to follow a path hill of the day, Langley Hill, with the South which splits, both bring you to the same Midland plain beyond. At the disused farm Pass through the gate with a ‘Stanley gate. Cross the boardwalk, go through the buildings (Wontley Farm) F turn left Farm’ notice and carry on along a level gate into a field and continue downhill and after one kilometre turn right at a path. At the junction with a bridleway by (ignore a gate on the left) to a gate by Cotswold Way signpost and walk to Belas a corner of a fence, turn right as the path a stable. Go though the gate, cross the Knap. drops away in the direction of a metal track, immediately pass through a second barn. Go through a field gate walking Cross the stone stile, pass through the gate and bear left. In about 50 metres towards the barn. Take in the views of ancient monument, over another stile and go through a gate and stile then walk Dixton Hill and the Malvern Hills beyond turn left through a gate to pass under downhill though a gate into the Apple Tree Tewkesbury. trees. Upon emerging into the open there are Inn car park. About 5½ miles have now wonderful views of Winchcombe and Sudeley At the foot of the slope turn left; C been walked. Castle below to your right. go through a metal gate and continue Cross the car park and turn right onto a Continue downhill keeping close to the ahead. Walk past an old man and his dog road. Turn left into Hillside Gardens. At cleverly carved from an old tree trunk on wall on your right to a gate. Go through the end turn right and almost immediately and follow the field boundary, bearing left your left. Pass through a metal gate and left to pass between houses (no.35) into continue ahead to a fork in the track; take at the bottom, to come to a gate on your a field via a gate. Bear left and walk uphill right hand side. Pass through and walk the left fork following the fence on your towards a wooden gate, go through and left. You meet a field gate on your left; down a sunken track beneath trees to the continue uphill, the slope steepens and road. Turn left before a gate and follow ignore this and continue ahead keeping walk towards a post; continue uphill to in the same field and follow the left hand the Cotswold Way through a gate to meet reach a gate by the B4632 road opposite a lane. Continue ahead through a gate and field boundary to meet a field gate. Go the Rising Sun Inn. Look back to take in the through and straight on up a slight slope walk down the grassy hillside. At a gate views of the Malvern Hills and Nottingham turn right onto a tarmac drive, passing before decending and passing under some Hill to the right, with its open flat top. overhead electricity cables. Winchcombe Cricket Club on your left. Carefully cross the road and head up Go through a gate and turn left along the Enter the next field and turn right beside Rising Sun Lane. Go through the gate road. a pylon, follow the field boundary to a beside a cattle grid leading onto Cleeve In about 400 metres pass through a gate wooden gate, go through and turn left. Common. Continue in the same direction Follow the split rail fence beside ‘Frog on your right to enter a field, just after onto a grassy path and just after a group the Cotswold Way. Walk diagonally across Wood’ to reach a field gate. Go through of mature trees turn right to follow paths and cross the field to another field gate. the field to a gate in the opposite far climbing the western face of Cleeve Hill. corner. The tower of St Peter’s is now Enter the next field and two gates appear Bear left and eventually you reach the ahead in the hedgerow on your left by prominent ahead. At the gate, go through, ridge line. here turn right and follow a passing to the left of a football pitch. farm buildings. The right of way leaves the grassy track and walk towards Castle field by the first gate. Go through and Rock, (several metal posts sticking Cross the River Isbourne by the turn right along the track to a lane and re- out of the ground) often the haunt of footbridge. At the end of a path bear enter the same field by another gateD . climbers. There are excellent views across left and immediately right, and walk into Head uphill towards Rushley House on the racecourse towards Cheltenham, a more Queens Square. Continue walking in the the hilltop, climbing over three stiles distant Gloucester and the tree-topped May same direction through Abbey Terrace before bearing left to another stile. Cross Hill is prominent on the horizon. On a clear until you reach Cowl Lane on your left. and go over a footbridge and head for a day views extend to Hay Bluff and the Black Turn up Cowl Lane which leads you to gate to the left of the farmhouse. Cross Mountains. Back Lane car park and the start of the walk. the road to join a concrete parking area, From Castle Rock walk past a Cotswold turn left and immediate right and continue Way post and golf green before bearing Places of interest uphill to a metal gate. Go through and left and aim for a solitary tree (bearing bear diagonally left to a stile in a stone Cleeve Common - site of an Iron Age 130°) and then continue towards the hillfort, the common is an extensive area wall. Cross and turn right to follow the radio masts (bearing 120°). footpath ahead then left along the field of unimproved limestone grassland on the boundary to a gate leading to a junction From the radio masts, ignore the obvious Cotswold escarpment. of ways. Turn briefly left and then right path alongside the fence ahead, and look Dew pond - an artificial pond usually to follow the tarmac roadway downhill, for a low fence in front of some bushes sited on the top of a hill, intended for passing Longwood Farm on your left. and walk towards the left hand edge of watering livestock. despite its name the the fence (bearing 110°), passing to the water is collected from rainwater. Follow the road for approx 0.5 mile right of a fenced dew pond. (0.8km) over two cattle grids to a house Belas Knap Long Barrow – one on the right (Slades Farm)E. Here there Continue in the same direction towards of the finest Neolithic long barrows in are expansive views across Cheltenham. Turn a post by some bushes, noticing a Gloucestershire, built about 3000 B.C. left over the stone stile, cross a small Winchcombe Way waymark where the Look for the false entrance and side field to another stile, cross and follow route meets a wider grassy path joining chambers. the right hand field boundary around to from the left. Turn right and follow the the right to a stile next to a field gate. Go Winchcombe Way marker to reach a © Winchcombe Walkers are Welcome 2017 over and turn immediately left and head metal gate (Grid ref 001247) leading you WWaW hope you enjoy the walk, however the walk is undertaken at downhill. Ignore a left turn by a junction off Cleeve Common. your sole risk and WWaW have no responsibility for loss, damage, injury or interpretation. Every possible care has been taken to of a fence and bear right, down through Walk towards electricity pylons along a ensure the information given was accurate at the time of creation.