Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Slow Ways linking Cheltenham and Bishop's Cleeve, Brockworth, Colesbourne, Innsworth, Northleach, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe
Progress towards triple-checked route options for Cheltenham’s seven Slow Ways: 50%
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Cheltenham from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Brockworth—Cheltenham
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Broche one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 62m | Descent 64m | ||
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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Cheltenham—Colesbourne
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Checol one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 316m | Descent 203m | ||
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Cheltenham—Northleach
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Chenor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 31km/19mi | Ascent 710m | Descent 603m | ||
Cheltenham—Winchcombe
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Chewin one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 249m | Descent 212m | ||
Innsworth—Cheltenham
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Innche one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 78m | Descent 45m | ||
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Tewkesbury—Cheltenham
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Tewche one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 81m | Descent 37m |
Collective progress
50% of Cheltenham’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Cheltenham’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Cheltenham
56km out of 97km have been walked and reviewed
70km of reviews have been shared in Cheltenham
Latest Updates
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
Route more or less correctly mapped, I would just make a couple of suggestions at each end. On Chewin1 the route uses a path between Welland Lodge Road and Broad Acre Road. The route heads to a gap between houses in Southam, potentially there may be refreshments at Southam de la Bere Hotel, just off route, but it is very posh. From Southam the route uses bits of old road and footways, then crosses the B4632 (take care here - fast traffic) to head steeply up Ashleigh Lane. At Postlip Mill a new path takes the route above the noisy industrial area (CheWin1 not correctly mapped here)....
F Berry
The route as plotted has you walking straight behind the buildings that line The Reddings, but that's not a footpath; just follow The Reddings. The stretch of the route into Cheltenham was good, it just felt very long!...
mtormey
Minor tweak: The footpath bridge over the former railway line near Sandy Lane is closed (no date for reopening), so a mild (5-minute?) detour is needed -- where the bridge is blocked off, follow the turn to the left to Sandy Lane, then walk up Sandy Lane and turn right to enter the park, where you can rejoin the route through the corner of the park. Very pleasant walk from the centre of Cheltenham to Colesbourne, finishing neatly at the Colesbourne Inn. A good mix of town, hill and fields and beech avenues, with interesting views and landmarks (particularly the Round House at Pinswell)....
AmeliaH
Road crossing not obvious and path disappears totally before reaching Swindon Village....
Mark Lardner
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
Slow Ways added Broche one, a new walk from Brockworth to Cheltenham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chebis one, a new walk from Cheltenham to Bishop's Cleeve
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Checol one, a new walk from Cheltenham to Colesbourne
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chenor one, a new walk from Cheltenham to Northleach
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chewin one, a new walk from Cheltenham to Winchcombe
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Innche one, a new walk from Innsworth to Cheltenham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Tewche one, a new walk from Tewkesbury to Cheltenham
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Cheltenham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SO9473022366
Lat / Lon
51.89982° / -2.07799°
Easting / Northing
394,730E / 222,366N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Cheltenham'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
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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