Round trip from Gloucester through The Cotswolds
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 16-01-2024
Route Summary
A round trip through the pretty villages and countryside of the Cotswolds.We traveled up to the Premier Inn hotel at Gloucester Quay from our home in Devon and stayed for two nights allowing us an early start for a full days ride of about 170 miles and 6 hrs without stops (it took us 10 hrs). We used this route as a starter for our 8 day tour which included 6 days in Wales in September 2018. This is a beautiful route with some small lanes that even a novice could ride. It also passes close by to Farm shop owned by Jeremy Clarkson and known as the Diddly Squat Farm Shop. Excellent landscape and very good roads and attractions earn the route 4**** stars.
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Duration
9h 24m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
275.71 km
Countries
Rollright Stones
RouteXpert Review
The beautiful Cotswolds in a day. This route starts at a fast food restaurant (coffee) and ends at a budget hotel right in the heart of the trendy Gloucester Quay area. The Cotswolds are famous for their honey coloured stone cottages and well kept beautiful villages and there are plenty to see on this route. I can recommend a visit to the Motor Museum at Bourton On The Water, there is free motorcycle parking opposite the fish and chip shop where incidentally, we had our lunch.After lunch, there are more beautiful roads and villages leading to Broadway Tower. The strange tower was designed by the famous landscape gardener, Capability Brown for the 6th Earl of Coventry, George William and was completed in 1798. Although this route offers great views from many locations, by far, the best are to be had from Burton Dassett Country Park at the easternmost point of this route. On a clear day, you can see as far as Coventry, some 20 miles away. The prehistoric site of the Rollright Stones and the Roman villa at North Leigh are good places for those that enjoy history. The Roman villa is at the end of a footpath about 300M away and there is free parking for motorcycles. Next is the village of Bibury. Situated on both sides of the river Coln, this ancient village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Described as; "The most beautiful village in England" by artist and craftsman William Morris when he visited in the 19c. We decided to stop here to fully take in it's beauty and have a coffee and ice cream (vanilla with stem ginger - yum yum). The route now takes you North of Cirencester, through more lovely countryside and villages and back to the hotel at Gloucester Quay. There are no fast roads or big sweeping bends on this route, the enjoyment comes from the sheer beauty of the area and great sights along the way.
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North Leigh Roman Villa
Bourton on the Water, Motor Museum.
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