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Cotswold Canals |
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Description |
 Follow a series of delightful waterways from Framilode to Lechlade on this waterside walk through Gloucestershire.
The walk starts at Framilode, next to the River Severn and folows the Stroudwater Canal and the River Frome to the market town of Stroud. You continue to Sapperton, following the River Frome and the Thames and Severn Canal. A wooded section through Hayley Wood follows before coming to Kemble where you will pass the source of the River Thames.
From Kemble you head to the village of Siddington and then on to South Cerney where you will pass the fabulous Cotswold Water Park which boasts 150 lakes, Nature Reserves and plenty of options for refreshment.
The final section takes you through the countryside towards Kempsford, passing the River Colne and the Fairford/Lechlade section of the Cotswold Water Park before arriving at the finish point at Lechlade.
There's much to enjoy on this walk with several waterside sections along various canals, rivers and lakes. There are also a series of quaint Cotswold villages with ancient churches, historic watermills and pretty waterside pubs for refreshment.
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Distance | 41 miles (66 km) |
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Route Photos |  |  |  |  | Saul Junction | Stroud canal path | Thames Severn Canal | The infant River Thames near Kemble |  |  |  |  | Thames Severn Canal, Brimscombe | Old Mill near Chalford | Farmland between Ewen and Siddington | The old Roundhouse at the end of the former Thames and Severn canal, Lechlade |
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Map (Route in Red)
Aerial Photo View of this route
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