The walk goes via the disused Chedworth airfield, down through the western side of Chedworth Woods to Tunway Gate and Cassey Compton, then follows the Coln valley to Yanworth Mill before climbing back through the eastern side of Chedworth woods and returning to Chedworth.
The Seven Tuns .
Start from the Seven Tuns, Chedworth, grid reference SP 0524 1202. PDF of the walk and/or Google Earth Track of the walk.
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Turn right out the pub car park and go east then north east along Queen Street through part of Chedworth Village, climbing a steep hill after the houses to where the lane takes a sharp right hand turn and a drive goes off to the left (see photograph). |
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Take a path running north uphill with small trees either side, then bear north west along a broad track to reach the perimeter road of the old Chedworth airfield.
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Head north along the eastern side of the airfield (see photograph), then bear right and head north east downhill into Chedworth Woods to a path crossroads in the middle of the wood. The path uses a forestry track which can be heavily rutted and slippery when the ground is wet. |
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Turn left and head north through the woods along an undulating path (see photograph) to reach the Whiteway at Tunway Gate through a “V” wooden stile. |
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Turn right onto the Whiteway and head north east descending gently at first then more steeply to the crossroads at Cassey Compton (see photograph). |
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Turn sharp right and head broadly south east along a lane which follows the Coln Valley with the river on the left (see photograph) and woods on the right, to where the main lane turns sharp left by the short lane which heads off west to Chedworth Roman Villa. |
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Continue along the wide hardcore track heading east broadly level and following the valley of the River Coln on the left with woods on the right (see photograph) eventually bearing right to head south east to join a lane near Yanworth Mill. A few yards further south east a path climbs into the woods on the right heading south west. |
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Take the path heading south west climbing into Chedworth Woods. Follow the narrow path at first which widens before bearing west and descending a little to join a broad forestry track (see photograph). Climb the forestry track heading west to where it emerges from the woods with a grassy slope straight ahead. |
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Climb the grassy slope south west then head west across cultivated fields and along a path by paddocks to reach track at a junction of five paths at SP 0553 1246 (visited earlier on leg 2 of the walk).
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Head south east along the broad track onto a lane then head south west down the lane, across fields, over the valley of a small stream and up through a small wood before turning north west to head across a couple of rough fields back to Chedworth and the pub.
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Last updated on 11th August 2012