A weekend with walks AT A GLANCE

n The biggest street market in the in Moreton-in-Marsh n Longborough Festival Opera n Glorious n Traditional Cotswold market town

Moreton-in-Marsh and nearby Longborough

Moreton-in-Marsh dating from 1887, the town’s main Walking in and around public hall. Moreton and Longborough: The town has a long and wide High Street, a clue to its origins as a planned The annual Moreton Show is a major Short walks – all of these routes are market town of the 13th century. Today, celebration of past and present farming available at Moreton Visitor Information Moreton is still a market town boasting life in this area, which has a delightful Centre the largest open-air street market in the feel of several counties still mixed Cotswolds which takes place every together here on the northern edge of The Monarch’s Way - between Tuesday. the Cotswolds Moreton-in-Marsh to Longborough - 2 miles It is also well-placed at the crossing of Nearby Longborough Heart of Way - from the Roman Fosse Way, still a major link Longborough to Bourton-on-the Hill - across the Cotswolds, and the London Well-sited up the hill slopes above the 2 miles – views of Seizencote House to Worcester road for which it served Valley just north of Stow-on- and some popular pubs along the as a coaching town. the-Wold. Quite a large village and the route. source of one of the original Cotswold There are some fine buildings, Morris Dancing traditions. Longborough Part of The Monarchs & Donnington including its rare Curfew Tower which has ‘Walkers are Welcome’ status and Way - from Moreton-in-Marsh there is still has its original clock and bell, dated has many lovely footpaths with the Donnington/Monarchs way leading 1633. Houses and shops of the 18th interesting things to see en-route. The to . This lovely route goes via and 19th century line the High Street, village has a local shop and cafe and the Falconry Centre and Batsford and in the centre is the Redesdale Hall, nearby is the Cotswold Food Store. Arboretum and Mill Dene Garden - 2 miles – one of the most popular routes.

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www.cotswolds.com Moreton-in-Marsh and nearby Longborough

Diamond Way - to Dorn and Aston Magna – heading north under 1 mile to Dorn, 2 miles to Aston Magna.

Series of short walks – pleasant walks in North Cotswolds and around Moreton, all under 5 miles £1.80.

Longer walks: Moreton-in-Marsh is also on the route of the following longer distance routes:

The Donnington Way Based on the Cotswold brewery of Donnington in Stow-on-the-Wold, the Way's theme is the brewery and its 15 pubs. It visits Bourton-on-the-Water, Naunton, Guiting Power, Broadway, and Moreton-in- Marsh.

The Monarchs Way many delightful small villages in the Accommodation that This long-distance footpath follows the area with golden stone cottages and welcomes walkers route that Charles II took during his welcoming country pubs. escape after the battle of Worcester in 1651. For 6 weeks, hotly pursued by Bed & Breakfast the parliamentary forces under Oliver The Old School Bed & Breakfast Things to do in Moreton and A warm welcome to a relaxing Old Cromwell, he went north, then south Longborough through the Cotswolds and the School, soothing cuppas, indulgent Mendips to the south coast and finally homemade cake, lashings of hot water, along the South Downs to Shoreham, n Longborough Festival Opera. fluffy towels, divine bedding for a where he then escaped to France. This n . peaceful night’s sleep, and then that breakfast… long-distance walk (610 miles) uses n Bourton House Garden, Bourton- footpaths and bridleways following the T: +44 (0) 1608 674 588 on-the-Hill. route that Charles took and enables www.theoldschoolbedandbreakfast.com you to visit many historic sites and n Cotswold Falconry Centre, buildings. Batsford. Woodlands Guesthouse, Stow-on- the-Wold www.woodlands-guest- n Seizincote House and Gardens. The North Cotswold Diamond Way house.co.uk n Longborough village shop and cafe. This long distance path is a roughly diamond-shaped walk in the north YHA, Stow-on-the-Wold Cotswolds (nominally 60 miles in www.yha.org.uk length) which centres on Stow-on-the- Visitor Information Centre Cottages Wold. The walk extends to Ebrington in +44 (0) 1608 650881 the north, Oddington in the east, Honeysuckle Cottage, Blockley Northleach in the south and Guiting www.thecountrycottage.co.uk Power in the west. The Diamond Way takes the walker through some of the Old Brewery House, Stow-on-the- Kindly supported by Wold www.staycotswold.com

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