Cotswold Wardens' Walks for January

Details of the walks available are described on the website (below). Please check walk details carefully on the website, including whether booking is necessary. Additional walks may be published on the website.

https://www.cotswolds-nl.org.uk

Dovers Hill to Chipping Campden Circular – Tuesday 6^th January – Moderate 2.5hr 4.5ml

We descend the hill and skirt Weston Park, passing the Kiftsgate Stone. Entering Chipping Campden we visit the start of the Cotswold Way and rest awhile whilst we take a drink and snack. The return route to Dovers Hill is via the Cotswold Way. Bring a snack/drink.

Start: 10.00am National Trust Dovers Hill car park, Weston Subedge.

OS Map ref: SP 137 395. W3W: tissue.coder.passing

Shorter and Steadier 1 2026 – Cleeve Common – Friday 9^th January – Moderate 2hr 3.5ml

This walk goes to the ‘memorial beech tree’ giving great views over the Severn Vale towards the Black Mountains & the Malvern Hills. We then head over to the ‘heather plots’ before returning to the masts passing the trig point – the highest point of the Cotswolds.

This is the first in 2026 of a series of shorter steadier walks to introduce new walkers to the splendours of our glorious Cotswold landscape. The walks will be at a gentler pace for those who fear  that most Wardens’ guided walks may be a bit challenging.

Start: 10.00am Cleeve Common Masts, Cheltenham.

OS Map ref: SO 994 248. W3W: ranch.tucked.both

CNL60/Hidden Valley – Thursday 22^nd January – Moderate 5.5hr 10ml

Starting and finishing by the café in Blockley ideal for coffee before and after (also toilets); main highlight is the wonderful and quiet Hinchwick Valley. We will stop on route for something to eat but this will be out in the open (please bring packed lunch).

Toilets only in Blockley nothing on route. Walk is mostly on good farm tracks with very little road walking. Expect some mud but nothing significant, also no stiles.

Please use roadside parking around the village and meet outside the village shop/café where the walk will also finish.

Start: 10.00am Blockley Café, Bell Lane, Blockley. Park considerately in the village and meet outside the café.

OS Map ref: SP 163 349. W3W: croutons.desks.epic

PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places. EASY - Length may vary but terrain is mainly flat (level); MODERATE - includes some hills and rough ground. We welcome guide and hearing dogs - sorry, others not allowed.

Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund our conservation and improvement work.