Walk gl154 Donnington from Stow-on-the-Wold

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6mls (9.5km)
Ascent:	508ft (155m)
Time:	2½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk gl154:

Stow-on-the-Wold  -  The Monarch's Way  -  Broadwell  -  Donnington  -  Battle of Stow Memorial  -  The Gloucestershire Way  -  Upper Swell  -  Stow-on-the-Wold

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

In 1646, towards the end of the English Civil War, the Cavaliers and Roundheads fought the Battle of Stow in fields just to the north of Donnington.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Gloucestershire Way, a 161km (100 miles) linear footpath connecting Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire, Wales with Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. The Gloucestershire Way is waymarked by a cathedral, river and tree topped hill motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Gloucestershire Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Monarch's Way, a 984km (615 miles) linear footpath connecting Worcester in Worcestershire, England with Shoreham in East Sussex, England. The Monarch's Way is waymarked by named posts with a crown in an oak tree motif. It follows the escape route of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Monarch's Way.

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gl154 Donnington from Stow-on-the-Wold

In no particular order . . .

Broadwell Church

Photo: Brian Park (2)

Battle of Stow Memorial, West of Donnington

Photo: Brian Park (3)

Stow-on-the-Wold

Photo: Brian Park (4)

The Wells, Stow-on-the-Wold

Photo: Brian Park (1)

Broadwell Church

Photo: Michael Farrow (4)

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