Cotswold Way Walks | Stanton and Snowshill

This is easily one of our most favourite walks. It's 2 for the price of 1, I mean how many walks take you through 2 of the most picturesque Cotswold Villages ? Stunning Cotswold countryside and a choice of 2 pubs. If there's a better walk than this we'd love to know about it.

This route takes in some of the area’s prettiest villages, starting with Stanton with its mix of Cotswold stone and half-timbered buildings. Much of the village was bought and restored by architect Sir Philip Sidney Stott in the 1900s, who lived in Stanton Court. Start by following the Cotswold Way east out of the village, climbing steeply up onto Shenberrow Hill.

Then you leave the Cotswold Way behind and turn off through peaceful Littleworth Woods as you head down to Snowshill. The village is home to Snowshill Manor and Garden, a 16th-century house owned by eccentric architect and poet Charles Paget Wade, with some of the 22,000 objects he collected on display. There’s also the Snowshill Arms pub if you fancy a stop.

Walk on through woodland until you rejoin to Cotswold Way for another stretch past old quarries until it reaches the waymarker post where you left the route earlier. Finally turn off down a steep track where you’ll get views of Stanton and across the Severn Vale before emerging back in Stanton close to the Mount Inn, with a beer garden perfect for sunny days.

Distance/time: 6 miles/3 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate, some steep sections
Start/finish point: Lamppost at the east end of the High Street
Parking: Car park next to the cricket ground
Public transport: 606 bus to Stanton from Cheltenham and Winchcombe to the south and Broadway and Chipping Campden to the north


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Detailed Walk Map - https://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/wp-c...

Distance - 5 miles
Duration - 3 to 4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate some steep sections.

00:00 Intro
00:18 Cotswold Way Trail
01:08 Stanton Village
01:33 Littleworth Woods
03:45 Map
03:57 Incredible views of Snowshill
04: 33 Snowshill
05:46 Return journey
07:36 Final Thoughts