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Around Tetbury

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"This handsome Cotswold town has kept its appeal without allowing conservation to leach it out of its character."
Walk directions

From the centre of the town pass the Market House on your right and then The Snooty Fox Hotel. Walk down Chipping Street, which becomes The Chipping, and descend to pass – the steep Chipping Steps on your right.

At a road junction just before The Royal Oak fork right, keeping to the left of the entrance to the Railway Yard car park. Follow the track beside allotments, pass to the left of a transformer station and continue to a kissing gate leading into Preston Park. Go through and walk straight ahead. There are conveniently placed seats at regular intervals. Make for the top of a knoll and then descend on the far side, keeping to the right of a fence to cross a stream via a stone bridge. Continue along the path to a gate. Go through and keep left, crossing the dismantled railway, then head up a bank to another gate.
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Location
Nearest postcode:
Additional information
  Terrain  - Fields, lanes and tracks; several stiles
  Landscape  - Rolling hills, farmland and town
  Dog friendliness  - Lead required in town and around livestock
  Parking  - Long-stay car park at Railway Yard; other car parks in town centre
  Toilets en route  - Old Brewery Lane or near The Snooty Fox
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About the walk
Tetbury’s early prosperity was based on the wool trade, but in the 18th century industrial demand for fast-flowing water – which Tetbury was unable to provide – led to the town’s decline. One happy consequence of this is that Tetbury has not been blighted by inappropriate development. Today,...
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About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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Hotel
The Close Hotel
★★★★
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"Town centre hotel with a country house feel...."
  • Family rooms: 0
  • Free TV
  • WiFi available
Self-Catering
Tythe House
★★★★★
awardaward
"Step back in time in this glorious Cotswold country house...."
  • Private garden
  • Lawn area
  • Garden furniture
  • Dish washer
Self-Catering
The Tythe House
★★★★★
awardaward
"Step back in time in this glorious Cotswold country house...."
  • Total units: 1
  • Private garden
  • Lawn area
  • Garden furniture
Nearby places to stay
The Close Hotel
Even with its town centre location, The Close Hotel retains a country-house feel that has made this a favourite with many for years. Bedrooms are striking and well equipped, with though...
★★★★    Rating
Tythe House
The Tythe House is a generously sized Cotswold manor house, built around 1700 in the William and Mary style. Although lovingly restored and updated, the original character and features ...
★★★★★    Rating
The Tythe House
The Tythe House is a generously sized Cotswold manor house, built around 1700 in the William and Mary style. Although lovingly restored and updated, the original character and features ...
★★★★★    Rating
Doughton Manor Barns
Doughton Cottages, located on a working farm not far from Tetbury, comprise two converted barns that can be rented as one, with an internal connecting door. Dovecote Barn sleeps 8 and T...
★★★★★    Rating
Hare & Hounds Hotel
Set in extensive grounds, the Hare & Hounds Hotel is close to the Westonbirt Arboretum. The stylish bedrooms are individually designed; those in the main house are more traditional and ...
★★★★    Rating
Calcot & Spa
Calcot & Spa was a homely former farmhouse but is an impressive estate with award winning spa and wellness facilities, extensive rewilded areas, walks and a real sense of getting away f...
★★★★    Rating
Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa
Sitting in 12 acres of beautiful countryside, Whatley Manor Hotel provides spacious bedrooms, most with views over the attractive gardens, and all individually appointed with excellent ...
★★★★★    Rating
The Old Bell Hotel
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Places to eat nearby View all
The Close Hotel
   AA Rosette Award
The Brasserie at Calcot
   AA Rosette Award
The Dining Room
   AA Rosette Award
Grey’s Restaurant
   AA Rosette Award
Places to eat nearby
The Close Hotel
   AA Rosette Award
The Brasserie at Calcot
   AA Rosette Award
The Dining Room
   AA Rosette Award
Grey’s Restaurant
   AA Rosette Award
Abbey Row
   AA Rosette Award
Wilder
   AA Rosette Award
The Rattlebone
   AA Rosette Award
The Burleigh Restaurant at Burleigh Court
   AA Rosette Award
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Route details
1hr 45min
Dog-friendly
Difficulty:
Easy

Gradient:
Gentle


Distance:
3.5 miles (5.7kms)

Ascent:
100ft (30m)

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Around Tetbury

Recommended by
Our view
"This handsome Cotswold town has kept its appeal without allowing conservation to leach it out of its character."
Walk details
1hr 45min
Dog friendly
Difficulty:
Easy
Gradient:
Gentle
Distance:
3.5 miles (5.7kms)
Ascent:
100ft (30m)
Walk directions

From the centre of the town pass the Market House on your right and then The Snooty Fox Hotel. Walk down Chipping Street, which becomes The Chipping, and descend to pass – the steep Chipping Steps on your right.
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At a road junction just before The Royal Oak fork right, keeping to the left of the entrance to the Railway Yard car park. Follow the track beside allotments, pass to the left of a transformer station and continue to a kissing gate leading into Preston Park. Go through and walk straight ahead. There are conveniently placed seats at regular intervals. Make for the top of a knoll and then descend on the far side, keeping to the right of a fence to cross a stream via a stone bridge. Continue along the path to a gate. Go through and keep left, crossing the dismantled railway, then head up a bank to another gate.
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Pass through it and keep ahead, following a path along a grassy area of shrubs. Follow the path around to the right, then pass between Little Larkhill Cottage and Little Larkhill Farm to join their shared track. Stay on this and follow it all the way to a crossroads of lanes, where you turn right. Stay on the road for 0.5 miles (1.2km) – look for the ruin of a brick-built gun emplacement – and then just beyond a waymarked track on the left, turn right over a stile into a field. This is part of the Palladian Way and the Monarch’s Way.
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Follow the field path ahead, keeping to the right-hand boundary of the pasture. Skirt a pond and carry on to find a stile in the corner. Cross the next field to a gate in the right-hand corner, keeping an eye out for the church in Tetbury ahead, and in the next field head for some farm outbuildings. Turn right just before them to a gate. Turn left to walk through the farmyard and continue on a concrete track. Just before the cottages complex of The Folly Farm, make for a stone stile and a metal kissing gate, both under a tree on the right.
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Once through these take the fenced path to meet the main road beside the hospital. Turn right along the pavement to a minor road (restricted byway) on the left, just before a bridge. Follow this down to a stone bridge and turn right just beyond it, up to a kissing gate. After 10yds (9m) turn right, taking a path under trees then through a deciduous plantation to a stile. Cross this, continue across a field towards houses by the A433 and cross a stile. Turn sharp right and follow a descending track. Pass through the furthest arch of the bridge, then bear right up a path. Turn right towards the church, then left to return to the centre of Tetbury.
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Location
Starting point
Nearest postcode:
Additional information
  Terrain - Fields, lanes and tracks; several stiles
  Landscape - Rolling hills, farmland and town
  Dog friendliness - Lead required in town and around livestock
  Parking - Long-stay car park at Railway Yard; other car parks in town centre
  Toilets en route - Old Brewery Lane or near The Snooty Fox
Walks in Gloucestershire Dog-friendly walks in Gloucestershire
About the walk
Tetbury’s early prosperity was based on the wool trade, but in the 18th century industrial demand for fast-flowing water – which Tetbury was unable to provide – led to the town’s decline. One happy consequence of this is that Tetbury has not been blighted by inappropriate development. Today,...
Read more
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About the area
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Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
Explore Gloucestershire

Nearby places to stay

View all (8)
Hotel
The Close Hotel
★★★★
awardawardaward
"Town centre hotel with a country house feel...."
  • Family rooms: 0
  • Free TV
  • WiFi available
Self-Catering
Tythe House
★★★★★
awardaward
"Step back in time in this glorious Cotswold country house...."
  • Private garden
  • Lawn area
  • Garden furniture
  • Dish washer
Self-Catering
The Tythe House
★★★★★
awardaward
"Step back in time in this glorious Cotswold country house...."
  • Total units: 1
  • Private garden
  • Lawn area
  • Garden furniture
Nearby places to stay
The Close Hotel
Even with its town centre location, The Close Hotel retains a country-house feel that has made this a favourite with many for years. Bedrooms are striking and well equipped, with though...
★★★★    Rating
Tythe House
The Tythe House is a generously sized Cotswold manor house, built around 1700 in the William and Mary style. Although lovingly restored and updated, the original character and features ...
★★★★★    Rating
The Tythe House
The Tythe House is a generously sized Cotswold manor house, built around 1700 in the William and Mary style. Although lovingly restored and updated, the original character and features ...
★★★★★    Rating
Doughton Manor Barns
Doughton Cottages, located on a working farm not far from Tetbury, comprise two converted barns that can be rented as one, with an internal connecting door. Dovecote Barn sleeps 8 and T...
★★★★★    Rating
Hare & Hounds Hotel
Set in extensive grounds, the Hare & Hounds Hotel is close to the Westonbirt Arboretum. The stylish bedrooms are individually designed; those in the main house are more traditional and ...
★★★★    Rating
Calcot & Spa
Calcot & Spa was a homely former farmhouse but is an impressive estate with award winning spa and wellness facilities, extensive rewilded areas, walks and a real sense of getting away f...
★★★★    Rating
Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa
Sitting in 12 acres of beautiful countryside, Whatley Manor Hotel provides spacious bedrooms, most with views over the attractive gardens, and all individually appointed with excellent ...
★★★★★    Rating
The Old Bell Hotel
The oldest purpose-built hotel in Britain, the Grade-I Old Bell Hotel dates back to 1220 and originally provided accommodation to illustrious guests visiting the adjacent Malmesbury Abb...
★★★★    Rating
View all (8)
Places to eat nearby View all
The Close Hotel
   AA Rosette Award
The Brasserie at Calcot
   AA Rosette Award
The Dining Room
   AA Rosette Award
Grey’s Restaurant
   AA Rosette Award
Places to eat nearby
The Close Hotel
   AA Rosette Award
The Brasserie at Calcot
   AA Rosette Award
The Dining Room
   AA Rosette Award
Grey’s Restaurant
   AA Rosette Award
Abbey Row
   AA Rosette Award
Wilder
   AA Rosette Award
The Rattlebone
   AA Rosette Award
The Burleigh Restaurant at Burleigh Court
   AA Rosette Award
View all
Stay in the area  
Eat or drink nearby