Great Comberton

A4184 Elmley Castle B4035 Netherton B4632

B4081 Hinton on the Green Kersoe A38 CHIPPING CAMPDEN A46(T) Aston Somerville Uckinghall Broadway Ashton under Hill Kemerton A438 (T)

M50 B4081 Wormington B4479 Laverton B4080 5 Beckford Blockley Ashchurch B4078 for Tewkesbury

Bushley B4079 Great Washbourne Stanton

A38 A38 A417 TEWKESBURY A438 Alderton Snowshill A438 Bourton-on-the-Hill B4079 A44 M5 Teddington B4632 4 Stanway

B4208 Dymock M50 A424 Linkend Oxenton Didbrook A435 PH Dixton Gretton Cutsdean Hailes Deerhurst Kempley 6 3 PH Corse Ford B4213 B4211 B4213 4 PH Gotherington Tredington WINCHCOMBE Farmcote Tirley PH B4077 Botloe’s Green Apperley 1 2 7 8 Condicote Bishop’s Cleeve PH Several 4 Temple Guiting Hardwicke Lower Apperley Upleadon Haseld Coombe Hill Kineton B4221

River Severn Orchard Nook PH A417 Gorsley A417 Newent A436 Kilcot A4091 Barton Hartpury Boddington 3 Ashleworth Lower Swell B4224 PH Guiting Power PH Charlton Abbots PH B4216 Highleadon Aston Crews Staverton PH Upper Slaughter B4634 3 Sandhurst Naunton 1 Down Hatherley B4063 B4222 CHELTENHAM PH 5 Tibberton Brockhampton Lower Slaughter Taynton PH Rudford 2 A436 Maisemore Sevenhampton Bourton-on-the-Water A40 (T) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Glasshouse Hill B4215 PH Several Notgrove Upper Rissington Bulley Cold Aston River Severn River M5 Andoversford Little Huntley PH A429 Rissington A436 Shipton Olie Clapton-on Hazleton -the-Hill

A4136 Turkdean Wood Great Rissington Minsterworth B4072 5 6 7 8 PH River Severn A436 B4073 9 10 11 Northwood Green Hempstead Compton Abdale Upper Coberley Withington Hampnett Farleys End Elmore PH Farmington

Cowley A40 Canal Colesbourne Northleach A4151 A48 A435 Yanworth Great Barrington Taynton BURFORD PH Key to Map Route 4 Eastington Wood PH Daniel’s Grove At a Glance Symbols: 3 Brimpseld Elkstone Canal Little Barrington Longney Beech Walk A hilly route from start to A Road B4008 Painswick Circular 13 A46 finish taking you through the B Road PH Chedworth 4 Arlingham Harescombe PH Minor Road 3 rolling Cotswold hills and PH 2 1 Whiteway Longmead Wood 5 PH PH 4 5 Motorway 6 capturing the essence of Calcot B4425 B4020 Upper Framilode Hareseld 1 Sheepscombe The Aldsworth Westwell PH 7 the Cotswold countryside. Built-up Area 1 Camp 8 A417 Fretherne Saul Moreton Valence Edge 23 Coln Rogers Holwell 21 PH 9 The route follows mainly Roundabouts 2 Miserden 10 20 3 quiet lanes, and has some Railway Stations 1 PAINSWICK North Cerney Calmsden Winson Bradwell Grove Frampton on Servern PH Several Sudgrove 12 22 strenuous climbs and steep Railway Lines B4071 Stroud Green 3 Slad PH Duntisbourne Leer descents. Low gears and Ablington PH Several STROUD A4173 11 Lakes good breaks are required and 4 5 A419 13 ArlingtonRivers

6 7 Forge Plantation Duntisbourne an awareness of oncoming B4008 B4008 19 Rouse Points of Bibury Interest 3 PH 14 traffic around lanes of minimal Canal Stonehouse Bisley diameter. 1 P.O.I. numbers* Hatherop A38 18 Coln St Aldwyns Eastleach Turville 5 M5 15 Baunton Barnsley Cycle Shops or 4 Purton Bournes Green Daglingworth Grade - Strenuous Cycle Hire** 2 Quenington Fyeld Cambridge Thrupp PH Stratton PH Public Houses PH 17 16 Distance - 25 miles / 40 km The Green Broadwell Moorend Slimbridge PH PH Sapperton 13 Visitor Bagpath Information Sharpness PH Woodchester Centres Langford B4066 Ampney Crucis Cycle Route Newtown Points of interestAmpney St Mary Halmore Cam & B4566 Route Marker Dursley Coaley Ampney St Peter PH 1 From the main street outside the Church head 13 At T junction TL SP MIDDLE DUNTISBORNE/ 19 At crossroads TR SP THE CAMP/STROUD. (Minor 1. Painswick Rococo Poulton FAIRFORD Wanswell Amberley 1 Route Start north on the A46. MinchinhamptonDAGLINGWORTH, then turn immediate right. alternative route Coatesthrough Bisley if you wish). Point Marker Gardens A419(T) Ampney Crucis 2 PH 14 20 TR SP SHEEPSCOMBE. Care crossingBox A46. At T junction TR SP PARK CORNER/SAPPERTON/ TL. Siddington Cycle Route Horcott PH Several B4066 2. Stocks, fine church & A417 Speed aware – Steep descent on narrow STROUD. 21 At grassed triangle T junction TL. PH into TownMeysey Hampton A419 BERKELEY Dri eld A417 3 Cam lane. Beware of on coming traffic. 15 At T junction TL SP SAPPERTON/STROUD. 22 TarltonAt BULLS CROSS take second right SP churchyard in Painswick Cycle Route 1 2 6 NAILSWORTH out of Town 3 TL SP MISERDEN.PH Several 16 TR SP SAPPERTON. PAINSWICK. 3. Miserden Park Gardens A433 Uley 4 Horsley 12 TL Turn left Totterdown At T junction TL (Direction straight on). 17 At Crossroads TRCherington SP EDGEWORTH/BISLEY. 23 TR SP PAINSWICK and proceed back to the town. A361 Newport Nailsworth circular route 48km Farm Whelford Ham DURSLEY 5 At crossroads, straight on SP MISERDEN. AveningSpeed aware – Steep descent on narrow Speed aware – Steep descent and ascent on TR Turn right PH 300 PH 6 lane. Beware of on coming traffic. Rodmartonnarrow lane. Beware of on coming traffic. At crossroads, straightPH on. 200 Kemble SP Signpost Duneld 7 Metres 18 B4058 TR SP MISERDEN/. 100 TL SP WATERLANE/BISLEY. South Cerney Kempsford 7 Height * Please note symbols indicate Cycle B40140 8 At grassed fork TL. Shop within town/villageDown and not Marston Meysey 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 precise location. 9 Kingscote Ampney Bevington TR then immediate Right SP WINSTONE. Speed Kilometres Shorncote North Nibley Cerney Wick** Route attraction numbers start 10 aware – Steep descent on narrow lane. Culkerton 1 as you leave each hub town in a

clockwise direction. A429 Beware of on coming traffic. A429 Poole Keynes Stone PH Painswick circular route 40km Hill 10 At T junction TR SP SAPPERTON/STROUD. Tetbury Upton PH 5 300 Ashley Somerford Keynes Contour Information 11 TL SP DUNTISBOURNE ABBOTS. 200 Chedworth 305m

A4135 MetresMetres

PH- Several 12 Height TR SP DUNTISBOURNE LEER/MIDDLE 1002 229m PH Height Rockhampton Wotton-under-Edge DUNTISBORNE. (There is an alternative route 0 TETBURY 152m through Duntisborne Abbots should you wish to 0 PH-5 Several 10 15 20 25 30 Oaksey35 B4058 9 76m B4509 8 take it). Kilometres B4014 B4062 PH Long Newnton Crudwell

B4509 Winchcombe circular route 45km B4061 B4060 4 300 200 Metres 100 3 Height 0 0 5 10 15 20.25 25 30 35 40 Kilometres Painswick Circular Things to do on route Painswick Rococo Gardens This historic wool town of Painswick, known as ‘The Queen of the ’, Stocks, fine church & churchyard in and is one of the finest and best-preserved Cotswolds settlements. It is at the mid-point of the Cotswolds Way and surrounded by marvellous walking Painswick country. The Rococo Gardens, Painswick Beacon and the picturesque villages of Miserden Park Gardens Sheepscombe, Edge and Slad are all within a mile or so of the centre. New Street contains the oldest building in which used to house a Post Office, the country’s oldest bowling green and one of the most memorable churchyards in the country – with 99 yew trees. This small town has become well-known for its award-winning hotels and inns, specialist craft and antique shops and its summer Arts Festival.

The route continues through the rural Cotswold countryside passing villages such as Miserden, The Duntisbournes, Daglingworth and Sapperton.

Miserden has a 17th century Manor House overlooking the Golden Valley of the River Frome and is at the heart of a thriving estate and village community.

Painswick (Hub town) The Duntisbournes are a string of attractive villages along the valley of the tiny The Falcon (in town), Dunt Stream and off the beaten track. Inside Daglingworth church you will find a New Street, Painswick, GL6 6UN group of late Saxon carvings adorning the church walls and at Lower End there is www.falconpainswick.co.uk a circular medieval dovecote. 01452 814222 Upper Dorey’s Mill B&B, The route continues to Sapperton famous for the Sapperton Canal tunnel and its Edge, Painswick, GL6 6NF connection with the Cotswolds Arts and Crafts Movement. www.doreys.co.uk 01452 812459 Bisley is full of character with rows of Cotswold Stone cottages and the five wells Cardynham House (in town), are annually blessed and decked with flowers on Ascension Day. Tibbiwell Lane, Painswick, GL6 6XX www.cardynham.co.uk The route continues back to Painswick but if you have time divert to the famous 01452 814006 village of Slad known through Laurie Lee’s novel ‘Cider with Rosie’ and have a rest of the Woolpack Inn.