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Slow Ways linking Bishop's Cleeve and Beckford, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe
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Bishop's Cleeve’s four Slow Ways are 63% checked
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Walk to Bishop's Cleeve from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bishop's Cleeve—Beckford
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Bisbec one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 114m | Descent 140m | |
Bishop's Cleeve—Winchcombe
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Biswin one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 204m | Descent 167m | ||
Bishop's Cleeve—Winchcombe
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Biswin two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Cheltenham—Bishop's Cleeve
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Chebis one |
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5 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 51m | Descent 51m | ||
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Tewkesbury—Bishop's Cleeve
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Tewbis one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 68m | Descent 24m |
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Collective progress
60% of Bishop's Cleeve’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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8 people have contributed to Bishop's Cleeve’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Bishop's Cleeve
48km out of 48km have been walked and reviewed
85km of reviews have been shared in Bishop's Cleeve
Latest Updates
I undertook this walk travelling eastwards from Bishops Cleeve, and found it to be a thoroughly rewarding route. Once beyond the houses, the route quickly adopts a distinctly rural atmosphere, which it maintains all the way to Winchcombe. Wherever possible, the route avoids roads, favouring footpaths and alleyways (see photo 2) as it threads through Bishops Cleeve and Woodmancote. From there, the final ascent leads to the summit of Cleeve Hill. At Corndean Lane, the route leaves the Isbourne Way, climbing briefly to rejoin the Cotswold Way, before descending into town via Vineyard Street....
Steve Litchfield
Steve Litchfield added Biswin two, a new walk from Bishop's Cleeve to Winchcombe
Walk this routeI tackled this route today, starting from Cheltenham, and I have to say - much of what’s already been shared still holds true....
Steve Litchfield
Also the eastern section which follows Langley Road was much busier than I expected for a minor road - lots of local traffic (I think there was an obstruction on the main road, so locals who knew the route were taking the diversion, so this problem might not be repeated)....
Andrew Davies
There are numerous side streets to take you out of Cheltenham along pleasant routes including Pittville Park (recommended)....
Andrew Davies
I felt that the route was a beautiful way to get from a to b...
Jason Brooks
Beside Cheltenham Race Course the route is off road, then passes round the edge of an area which is used as a car park during races, and passing the race course railway station. I walked from Bishops Cleeve to Cheltenham and missed the route twice, the first time I missed an almost hidden path sign when crossing Southam Lane....
F Berry
Mainly rural with some reasonably quiet urban at beginning and end. There are stiles which are ok for the human walkers but bigger dogs had to be hauled over....
Ann
Some of my group had dogs and a few of the stiles were tricky to negotiate with a big dog....
Hmg
Can't quite give it a full five stars as last couple of miles into Winchcombe is on a road (OK, a country road with grass in the centre!) and Winchcombe itself is scarred by lanes of parked cars (imagine what it would look like car-free--see accompanying pics)....
Ubikcan
This is an outline review of the first part of the route (about 4km from Bishops Cleeve to Gotherington). There is a small but significant error in the mapping shown on Slow Ways in the early part of this route: the map appears to show a right turn from Sandown Road into Nottingham Road and then a right turn to a path across to Sunrise Avenue. Nottingham Road is a dead end and there is no route out to Sunrise Avenue. The correct route is an earlier right turn from Sandown Road into Berwick Road and there is then a footpath through to Sunrise Road....
BrendanF
Slow Ways added Bisbec one, a new walk from Bishop's Cleeve to Beckford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Biswin one, a new walk from Bishop's Cleeve to Winchcombe
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chebis one, a new walk from Cheltenham to Bishop's Cleeve
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Tewbis one, a new walk from Tewkesbury to Bishop's Cleeve
Walk this routeBishop's Cleeve’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SO9591727634
Lat / Lon
51.94720° / -2.06080°
Easting / Northing
395,917E / 227,634N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Bishop's Cleeve's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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