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Leave Back Lane car park via the far
corner access into Cowl Lane. Turn
right and follow the road to the
High Street.
Turn right and after approx 60
metres turn left into Vineyard
Street. Cross the River Isbourne,
head up the slope and where the
road bends to the right, keep
straight ahead to enter the grounds
of Sudeley Castle, passing the
castellated Almsbury Lodge on
your left.
Follow the main driveway, crossing
the lake by the bridge and continue
gently uphill; after approximately
150 metres take the footpath on
your right A through a gate passing
a play area on your left. Keep going
ahead and pass through a metal
kissing gate and bear right diagonally
across the field following the way
marked posts to the far right hand
corner.
Pass through a kissing gate in the
corner of the field, bear right to
cross Beesmoor Brook by a
concrete bridge and after about 15
metres and before reaching the
road, turn left onto a footpath.
Cross a stile and bear slightly right
moving away from the brook to
walk gently uphill towards a wood.
Cross a stile and follow the path
with the wood on your left. Cross
a small stream and walk through the
middle of a large open field. At a
junction with a good wide track
turn left and continue downhill and
bear to the left B over a stone
bridge, proceeding ahead to pass
between the abandoned buildings of
Waterhatch Farm.
Continue ahead as the path ascends
Cole’s Hill. For a while the path
becomes tarmac before eventually
reverting back to its former state.
From here there are wonderful
views towards Winchcombe,
nestling beneath Langley Hill and
Sudeley Castle.
Towards the top of Cole’s Hill
continue to follow the path as it
veers left. Stay on the path but note
a solitary house set well back on
your right hand side. At a dry-stone
Walk Number 6 Winchcombe’s Roman mosaic walk
Winchcombe Walkers are Welcomewww.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com
WINCHCOMBE WINCHCOMBE WINCHCOMBE
A circular walk visiting a Roman
villa and mosaic floor.
Distance: 5.3 miles/ 8.6 km
Duration: 3 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Start/finish: Back Lane car park,
Winchcome. (Grid ref: 023284)
£1 all day. Toilets 20p in car park.
OS maps: Outdoor Leisure 45,
Landranger 163
Refreshments: Winchcombe
Ascent: 460 feet/140 metres
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wall corner (048255), turn left to
enter woodland down a track C.
Take care and follow the pathway as
it meanders down through the
woods. As the path begins to level
out look out for the remains of the
villa either side of the path, a path
on your left will take you about 15
metres off the route and lead to the
Roman floor mosaic protected be-
neath a small corrugated tin roof
and some plastic sheeting held in
place with stones.
After viewing the mosaic, replace
the sheeting and stones and then
return to the main pathway.
Turn left and the path leaves the
woods. Walk along a grassy path
enclosed by small trees and at a fork
bear right towards a kissing gate.
Go through and keep ahead over an
open field towards trees. Go
through two kissing gates to pass
through this narrow belt of trees,
walk across the next field aiming for
the far left hand corner.
Bear left through a metal gate D and
continue along the path on your
right soon passing a small reservoir
on your left. Where a track bears
sharp right towards farm buildings,
pass through a metal gate on your
left and continue ahead in the same
direction but with the hedgerow
now on your right hand side.
Follow the hedgerow and go
through a kissing gate continuing
until you reach a track.
Cross the track and go through a
kissing gate in the hedge to enter a
field with Sudeley Castle visible in
front of you. The path bears left,
walk across the open field to pass
the castle on your right. Upon
reaching the main driveway bear left
to retrace your steps back into
Winchcombe and the start of the
walk.
Points of interest.
Almsbury Lodge:
Built by the Dent family in 1893
Sudeley Castle:
Rebuilt 1440 – 50 on site of a 12th
century castle. Queen Katherine
Parr is buried in its chapel, St Mary’s
Church.
Waterhatch Farm:
Now abandoned. An interesting
stone barn with bed brick arches
amidst more modern structures.
Roman mosaic:
Small mosaic situated in Spoonley
Woods and all that remains of a
once impressive Roman villa.
Discovered in 1882.
Copyright Winchcombe Walkers areWelcome 2013
St Mary’s Church, Sudeley
Spoonley Villa Mosaic