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A4136 Shurdington Turkdean Wood Great Rissington Minsterworth B4072 5 6 7 8 Key to Map PH River Severn A436 B4073 9 10 11 Northwood Green Hempstead Compton Abdale Upper CoberleyDay WithingtonAt a Glance Hampnett Symbols: Farleys End Elmore 3 PH Farmington Cowley A40 Canal 1 Birdlip A4151 A48 A435 Yanworth A Road Great Barrington Taynton BURFORD Berkeley to PH 3 A ride in two parts, the first PH 8 4 Eastington Wood Daniel’s Grove B Road Brimpseld Elkstone two thirds an easy flat ride Longney Canal Little Barrington 24 Beech Walk Minor Road 5 B4008 23 through the Severn Vale, along 13 PH 13 25 19 Several PH Chedworth Motorway 4 Arlingham 14 18 Harescombe 26 PH quiet country lanes and the 21 PH PH PH 22 1 Whiteway Longmead Wood 5 12 Upper Framilode Calcot Built-up Area B4425 B4020 Hareseld PH The RendcombeGloucester and Sharpness Aldsworth Westwell 6 Camp 11 Saul Moreton Valence A417 Coln Rogers Holwell Fretherne 20 Edge Roundabouts 15 17 Canal. The second half graded Miserden 7 PAINSWICK Bradwell Grove 1 10 Sudgrove North Cerney Calmsden Winson Frampton on Servern 16 Duntisbourne Abbots strenuous as you ascend the Railway Stations B4071 Green 3 Duntisbourne Leer 6 Ablington PH Several STROUD A4173 Cotswold escarpment and Railway Lines A419 Arlington Bibury

Forge Plantation Duntisbourne Rouse B4008 9 B4008 into the historic wool town of 4 5 Lakes 3 Stonehouse Bisley 8 Daglingworth Painswick ‘The Queen of the Hatherop A38 Coln St Aldwyns Barnsley Rivers Eastleach Turville Filkins 2 M5 Baunton 1 Purton Bournes Green ’. 2 7 QueningtonPoints of Fyeld Canal Cambridge Thrupp Stratton PH Interest The Green Broadwell Moorend Slimbridge PH Bagpath Sapperton 7 Sharpness 5 Woodchester Langford 6 Chalford Grade - First two thirds easy, B4066 Houndscroft 1 P.O.I. numbers* 4 Frampton Ampney Crucis Newtown Ampney St Mary Halmore Cam & Mansell B4566 3 Coaley final third strenuous. Cycle Shops or PH Ampney St Peter Wanswell Poulton Amberley Coates Cycle Hire** A419(T) Ampney Crucis 2 PH Distance - 30 miles / 47 km Box Siddington Horcott PH Several B4066 Public Houses A417 PH Meysey HamptonPH A419 1 BERKELEY Tarlton Dri eld A417 9 Cam Visitor PH Several Winchcombe to Burford 54km Uley Horsley A433 1 InformationTotterdown Newport Cherington Farm Whelford A361 Ham 300 Avening Centres PH DURSLEY Points of interest PH Rodmarton 200 PH Kemble CycleDuneld Route Metres 3 B4058 South Cerney Kempsford B4014 Down 1 100 19 1. Purton Boat Graveyard Marston Meysey FromBevington Berkeley market square head north along IMPORTANT - It is Kingscoteat the next junction that TR SP HARESCOMBE. In 300 yds bear left at Height Ampney Route Marker North Nibley 0 Shorncote

Marybrook Street SP SHARPNESS. 5 the more strenuous2 route leads to Painswick farm yard. Culkerton 2. 2 Slimbridge Wildlife andCerney Wick A429 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45A429 50 Poole Keynes Stone PH Route Start 2 Hill Tetbury20 Upton PH Wetlands Trust 1 TR SP HALMORE/BREADSTONE. and then to Winchcombe as opposed 6 Kilometres TL SP STROUD/GLOUCESTER.Ashley Somerford Keynes Point Marker Chedworth 3 TL SP HALMORE/PURTON. PH- Severalto the easier route to Gloucester andA4135 then 21 TL SP BROOKTHORPE/GLOUCESTER. 3. Frampton on Severn Village 3 PH Cycle Route 4 Rockhampton Wotton-under-Edgeto Winchcombe. Berkeley to Gloucester22TETBURY 45km Green (Largest in ) into Town TR SP GOSSINGTON/SLIMBRIDGE. PH-Extreme Several Care crossing A4173, TL along Oaksey B4058 7 B4509 30013 For6 Painswick TR along CASTLE LANE. 5 SEVERNLEAZEB4014 LANE. 4. St. Augustine’s Farm, Arlingham Cycle Route TL SP SLIMBRIDGE. B4062 20014 PH out of Town 6 Extreme care crossing A38. TR SP BRISTOL. 23 Long Newnton Crudwell 5. Painswick Beacon TL along LIGHTENBROOK LANE. Metres TR SP HOLCOMBE. 15 7 100 TL SP STANDISH and bear round to the left. 24 6. Painswick Rococo Gardens TL Turn left TL at KINGSTON ROAD. B4509 Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow Height

B4061 B4060 16 8 0 TL SP GLOUCESTER. 4 lane. Beware of on coming traffic. 7. Painswick Churchyard Yew TR Turn right Cross bridge over the Gloucester and Sharpness 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 17 Care crossing the B4008. TR SP HARESCOMBE/ 25 Bear left. Trees Canal and TR along the towpath. Continue past the 5 Kilometres SP Signpost next bridge. HARESFIELD. 26 At T junction with B4073 TR Care crossing 8. Prinknash Bird Park 18 TR SP HARESCOMBE/BROOKTHORPE. Cross * Please note symbols indicate Cycle 9 TR over SPLATT BRIDGE and into Frampton on B4073. Take a light descent into Painswick. Shop within town/village and not railway and bear round to the left. precise location. Severn. 10 ** Route attraction numbers start Turn left SP SAUL/FRAMILODE/ARLINGHAM. Head as you leave each hub town in a towards ARLINGHAM. Berkeley to Painswick 47km clockwise direction. 11 TR SP OVERTON LANE. 300 Contour Information 12 TL SP UPPER FRAMILODE. 200 Metres 305m Metres

100 Height Height 229m 0 152m 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Kilometres 76m Berkeley to Painswick Things to do on route Purton Boat Graveyard The centre-piece of Berkeley is the magnificent 12th century Berkeley Slimbridge Wildlife and Wetlands Trust Castle with its dark and brooding bloodstained history, where Edward II Frampton on Severn Village Green (Largest in was brutally murdered in 1327. It is the oldest inhabited castle in England, England) having been home to 24 generations of the Berkeley family. The little town St. Augustine’s Farm, Arlingham itself is well worth exploring and includes Dr Jenner’s House. It was from Painswick Beacon this house in 1796 that Edward Jenner pioneered the vaccination against Painswick Rococo Gardens smallpox that changed the world. Edward Jenner was born in Berkeley and Painswick Churchyard Yew Trees The Chantry, where the museum is located, was his home for 38 years. Prinknash Bird Park

Along the canal between Berkeley and Slimbridge why not veer off to the Purton Boat Graveyard which has long been used as a graveyard for old barges or stop off at Slimbridge known for the extraordinary Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Reserve on the banks of the Severn Estuary. You will also go through beautiful villages such as Frampton, “reputed to have the longest green in England”, Arlingham & Haresfield which has the Haresfield Beacon Painswick (Hub town) an ancient hillfort and a famous local beauty spot. The Falcon (in town), This historic wool town of Painswick, known as ‘The Queen of the New Street, Painswick, GL6 6UN www.falconpainswick.co.uk Cotswolds’, and is one of the finest and best-preserved Cotswolds 01452 814222 settlements. It is at the mid-point of the Cotswolds Way and surrounded by Upper Dorey’s Mill B&B, marvellous walking country. The Rococo Gardens, Painswick Beacon and Edge, Painswick, GL6 6NF the picturesque villages of Sheepscombe, Edge and Slad are all within a www.doreys.co.uk mile or so of the centre. New Street contains the oldest building in England 01452 812459 which used to house a Post Office, the country’s oldest bowling green and Cardynham House (in town), Tibbiwell Lane, Painswick, GL6 6XX one of the most memorable churchyards in the country – with 99 yew www.cardynham.co.uk trees. This small town has become well-known for its award-winning hotels 01452 814006 and inns, specialist craft and antique shops and its summer Arts Festival.