Plan your trip

WALK HERE

Turn to Walk 3 in this issue for your step-by-step guide to our 8 ½ -mile circular from Snowshill.

GETTING THERE

Two miles from the larger village of Broadway, Snowshill is reached by country roads, either via the A44 from the north, or west from junction 9 of the M5. The 606 bus from Cheltenham/Stratfordupon-Avon stops six times a day,

½ -mile from our suggested route, just outside Stanton (Point 4) ( www.marchants-coaches.com).

WHERE TO STAY

Country Walking stayed at the White Hart Inn in nearby Winchcombe, a Walkers are Welcome town which strives to make itself extra-accommodating to those roaming the Cotswolds on foot. A 16th-century inn with modern lodgings, the White Hart offers a mix of rooms. B&B for two in an en-suite double costs £110pn, while a ‘rambler room’ (with shared facilities) is £60pn (01242 602359; www.whitehartwinchcombe.co.uk). Find more great places to stay locally at www.cotswolds.com

WHERE TO EAT

Two excellent country pubs are passed on our route: The Mount Inn midway at Stanton (01386 584316; www.themountinn. co.uk) and The Snowshill Arms at the end (01386 852653; www.snowshillarms.co.uk). If you’re saving your appetite for the latter, expect to choose from a menu of hearty mains like steak and kidney pie or gammon and chips, costing from £8, washed down with ales from the local Donnington Brewery.