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5 secret local walks — hand-picked by the Cotswold Digest team. Each one includes directions, what to look out for, where to park, and the best pub at the end.

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These aren't the walks on every tourist list. They're the ones locals actually do — quiet, beautiful, and almost always ending at a proper pub.

01

Winchcombe to Sudeley Castle

4.5 milesEasy

A meadow path to a Tudor castle with the best views in Gloucestershire. Dogs welcome, children love it.

02

Bibury & the Coln Valley

5 milesEasy

Follow the River Coln through England's most photographed village and out into countryside almost nobody walks.

03

Painswick Beacon Loop

6 milesModerate

Huge skies, Iron Age hillfort, and a descent through the Rococo Garden. The pub at the end is worth the climb.

04

Bourton-on-the-Water to the Slaughters

5.5 milesEasy

From the busiest village in the Cotswolds to the quietest — Upper and Lower Slaughter are ten minutes apart and feel like a different century.

05

Chipping Campden & Dover's Hill

4 milesEasy

A gentle loop from a perfect market town up to a natural amphitheatre with views over the Vale of Evesham. Sunset is something else.

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