Adlestrop Circular Walk

12 miles (19 km)

This attractive Cotswolds based village is a great place to start a walk. From the settlement there's miles of waymarked trails to explore the scenery of the River Evenlode valley.
This circular walk uses some of the local long distance footpaths to explore the surrounding villages and countryside. On the way you'll use sections of the Macmillan Way, the North Cotswold Diamond Way and the Monarch's Way to explore the Daylesford Estate, visit the popular market town of Stow on the Wold and enjoy some local historic architecture at the 17th century Chastleton House.
Start the walk in the village where you can pick up the Diamond Way and follow it around the lovely Daylesford House Estate to Daylesford. The estate includes a fine Georgian House with parkland, woodland, a lake and old quarries.
The route continue west through Upper and Lower Oddington to Martin's Hill and Maugesbury. Here you turn north west to enter Stow on the Wold. The delightful town includes a number of historic buildings including one purported to be the country's oldest pub.
In Stow pick up the Monarch's Way and head north east to Broadwell and then onto Evenlode on quiet country lanes. Continue east and you will soon come to Chastleton where you can visit the National Trust's Chastleton House. You can explore the fascinating Jacobean country house and learn all about the history and architecture of the site. There's also a lovely garden area to explore.
The final section of the walk follows the Macmillan Way south from Chastleton to return to Adlestrop.

Adlestrop Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Adlestrop Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map

Adlestrop OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Adlestrop Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near Adlestrop

Daylesford - This little village in the Cotswolds has some nice footpaths to follow around its fine old country house
Stow on the Wold to Bourton on the Water Walk - This linear walk joins these two picturesque Cotswolds village using a series of waymarked footpaths
Stow on the Wold to the Slaughters Walk - This walk visits some of the loveliest villages in the Cotswolds as you travel from Stow on the Wold to The Slaughters
Stow on the Wold - The picturesque Cotswolds town of Stow-on-the-Wold has a number of popular long distance trails running through it
Chipping Norton - This popular Oxfordshire market town is a great base for exploring the Cotswold Hills.
This long circular walk makes use of three long distance waymarked trails which run through the area surrounding the town
Macmillan Way - This epic long distance path links Boston in Lincolnshire to Abbotsbury in Dorset
Kingham-Bledington-Foxholes - The delightful Cotswolds village of Kingham was voted 'England's Favourite Village' in 2006
Oxfordshire Way - Take a trip through Oxfordshire and enjoy rivers, canals, pretty villages and beautiful countryside on this lovely trail
North Cotswold Diamond Way - This diamond shaped walk was created by the RA's North Cotswold Group to celebrate the 60th Jubilee in 1995
Heythrop Park - This walk takes you to Heythrop Park which lies just to the south of the village of Heythrop in Oxfordshire
Upper and Lower Oddington - These Gloucestershire based villages are located close to Stow on the Wold in the Cotswolds.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Just east of nearby Chipping Norton there's the historic Heythrop Park to explore. The 18th century hotel is surrounded by some beautiful parkland and gardens with miles of walking and cycling trails to try.