More Favourite Walks in the South Cotswolds - 14 Beverston Castle, Chavenage House, Ledgemore and Longtree

An excellent alternative start point is Chavenage Green (point E grid ref ST 865957) which has lots of parking space for groups, and you can see Beverston Castle and visit the Norman Church half way round. . Revised Jan 2011 Paras A&B Easier route finding following minor changes on cross field paths. Revised June 2011 Para F Pleasant alternative end (0.6 miles longer) to avoid main road verge walking.

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A Enter the field (cattle grid and gate) at the end of the road by Church and turn right. Follow field edge with wall on right. At lone tree and meeting of paths continue in same direction with fence and hedge on your left down to a gate and stile. Continue down by hedge and then across and up slope in same direction. Descend to reach corner. B Near the corner of the field look for TWO metal gates; the one on the right is for the EASY 3 mile option. [ Go through this metal gate in corner on the right (blue arrow). Continue up on an occasionally muddy path with trees then hedge on left to bridleway sign at Chavenage Green Cottages. Turn right. Now see point E.] MAIN WALK - The LEFT metal gate is a few yards away from the corner. Go through this. The next four fields are often planted so follow the cross-field paths CAREFULLY with these instructions if the path has not been marked by the farmer. Go up the first field to mid-point of hedge (aiming for large ash tree on skyline). On reaching the ash tree and overgrown, often dried up pond on your left, go through the gap in the wall. Bear slightly left across second field and aim 80 yards to the left of a lone tree in the hedge. Go through a small gap here and cross the next field on the same line, aiming for a large gap in the wall to the right of conifers and buildings. Cross road and go a short distance over the corner of the fourth unfenced field towards the left boundary. Continue along to stile and cross. Continue to another stile on left shortly before end of field and cross plantation diagonally to stone stile. Turn right onto concrete farm road and follow past cattle grid and gates to woodland in dip. Now continue on Paragraph C

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F (To avoid verge walking) On reaching main road cross carefully and almost opposite take the Macmillan Way in the same direction as previous path. Follow this alongside 2 fields on the R until you come to a gateway. Turn R along an enclosed lane. This takes you round a pleasant route back to the main road. Cross and continue past castle to Church to finish the walk.

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