Walk duration: 3 hours
Distance:4 miles
Start point Chipping Campden
What to pack: A flask of tea, sandwiches, crisps your choice of flavor and some fruit preferably a banana as we find them to give us a lot of energy. and tea wait we mentioned tea but yes a lot of tea
We love our walks, we feel like we get to see so much of the countryside and even some parts which most people are not fortunate enough to see.
We have decided to add to our blog a guide to some of the walks we do to give you an overview of the walk and if it sounds right for you. This will not be a step by step guide, but rather a first-hand experience of the highlights and history of the walk.
This walk can be found in the Collins ramblers short walks in the Cotswolds. page 65 walk number 13
The walk starts by telling you to park in chipping campden but we found that you can park in the National Trust car park in Dovers hill, if you are a member it's free parking all day.
We parked her in our van and started the walk from here.
Dovers hill is famous for being the sight of the original English Olympic games created by a local lawyer Robert Dover in 1612. The games included such sports as shin-kicking sword fighting and sledgehammer throwing.
The games were created to bring all classes of society together even royalty would attend. The games are still played today but do not include some of the more violent games of the time, the games are held every year on the Friday after the spring break.
We loved this walk its a mixture of country roads and woodlands including some incredible views of the Cotswolds countryside. The walk also includes Chipping Campden a small market town dating from the 14th century famous for its rich wool trade.
There are some hills in this walk but nothing too strenuous the last hill which takes you through a farm was very muddy and a little challenging but other than that the hills are manageable. The walk is easy to follow with plenty of public footpath signs in every field. Most of the terrain is dirt tracks and muddy fields with some roads. it's easy underfoot but we would recommend a good pair of walking boots on every walk.
Our favorite part of this walk has to be the woodlands on the edge of Weston Park. it was full of snowdrops and had streams running through the forest leading to a very tranquil field away from the busy market town.
There are a few times where you must walk on country roads but they are quiet and are not particularly very long. the only road that can be a little scary is the narrows as this is a busy road and there is not a path to walk on. it does however only last for a couple of minutes so you won't be on it for long.
The views are definitely the highlight of this walk, spanning the countryside with views of the clent hills to the Malvern Hills. Plenty of spots for a good cup of tea and a spot of lunch whilst you take in the landscape.
We would recommend this walk as it is relatively easy and really shows what the Cotswolds has to offer. You find yourself wanting to see more of this beautiful part of the world.
You can pick the Collins ramble guide up from most bookshops and even your local library which is where we got ours from but make sure they have it first by checking online
We would rate this walk 7 out of 10 so it's definitely up there with walks you should do if you want to explore the countryside of the Cotswolds.
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