Gloucestershire

40 Town & Country Walks

Ben Giles

The historic county of Gloucestershire contains some of the best walking country in southern England. In the east lie the rolling escarpments of the Cotswolds stretching into neighbouring Oxfordshire and to the west the deep woodland of the Forest of Dean drops down to the Wye Valley and the border with Wales, while through the heart of the county flows the wide and mighty Severn, one of England’s great rivers. The 40 walks in this guide include gentle riverside strolls and rambles through ancient woodland, as well as longer hikes across open countryside where you will discover honey-coloured villages, historic market towns, medieval churches, hidden lanes and paths shaped by centuries of farming, industry and rural life.