Cotswold Way

Cotswold Way - Come On Then
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Cotswold Way - Still Here
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Cotswold Way - The Details
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Cotswold Way Crossword - Down Your Way
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Cotswold Way Word Search - Somewhere In Here
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Love from Cotswold Way
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Choosing a reminder of the Cotswold Way
The Cotswold Way links Chipping Campden in the north with Bath in the south. Much of the route follows the Cotswold escarpment, connecting its long-distance line with the edge of the landscape. Villages and historic sites sit along or near that line. The route was formally launched as a National Trail in May 2007, adding that designation to the path between the northern market town and Bath.
Near the route, Belas Knap is a Neolithic burial chamber. Sudeley Castle lies near Winchcombe, while Hailes Abbey brings a monastic history into the same part of the Cotswolds. Richard of Cornwall founded the abbey in twelve forty-six. It was a Cistercian community near Winchcombe, so its remains belong to a different period and purpose from the much earlier burial chamber at Belas Knap.
The Leckhampton section combines grassland, woodland and a hillfort. Devil's Chimney stands on the slope of Leckhampton Hill, where old quarry buildings and a former quarry tramway remain. These traces of quarrying sit alongside the hill's other historic features. The northern start at Chipping Campden, the sites near Winchcombe and the Leckhampton landscape give separate points of reference within the route to Bath. For a Cotswold Way keepsake, they make the trail a sequence of named places rather than a general countryside scene.
Gift ideas: the Cotswold Way designs below keep the route as their subject. For a personal start, finish or overnight stop, try the Where It Happened map print. Use a location the recipient recognises from their own walk, and check the chosen point before ordering. Also explore Cotswold Way - Come On Then, Cotswold Way - Still Here, Cotswolds.