Round trip from Gloucester through The Cotswolds
This route was brought to you by:
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.
Share this route
Animation
Verdict
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.
As with all MRA routes, this one can be adapted to suit your needs. Once you have chosen a route and added it to your library, you may wish to change the start and finish positions or add extra waypoints, or even reverse or split the route. This is easily done when you have a Gold Membership of MyRoute-app and then by using the Gold Toolkit.
After reversing the direction of a route, it is advisable to check that it still accurate, some waypoints may be on dual carriageways or on one way streets which will affect the route.
North Leigh Roman Villa
Bourton on the Water, Motor Museum.
Usage
Want to download this route?
You can download the route for free without MyRoute-app account. To do so, open the route and click 'save as'. Want to edit this route?
No problem, start by opening the route. Follow the tutorial and create your personal MyRoute-app account. After registration, your trial starts automatically.
Disclaimer
Use of this GPS route is at your own expense and risk. The route has been carefully composed and checked by a MyRoute-app accredited RouteXpert for use on TomTom, Garmin and MyRoute-app Navigation.
Changes may nevertheless have occurred due to changed circumstances, road diversions or seasonal closures. We therefore recommend checking each route before use.
Preferably use the route track in your navigation system. More information about the use of MyRoute-app can be found on the website under 'Community' or 'Academy'.
Changes may nevertheless have occurred due to changed circumstances, road diversions or seasonal closures. We therefore recommend checking each route before use.
Preferably use the route track in your navigation system. More information about the use of MyRoute-app can be found on the website under 'Community' or 'Academy'.
Nearby routes
South East
About this region
The points of the compass are an evenly spaced set of horizontal directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and geography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest—each located halfway between two cardinal directions. Some disciplines such as meteorology and navigation further divide the compass with additional azimuths. Within European tradition, a fully defined compass has 32 'points' (and any finer subdivisions are described in fractions of points).Compass points are valuable in that they allow a user to refer to a specific azimuth in a colloquial fashion, without having to compute or remember degrees.
Read more on Wikipedia
View region
Statistics
21
Amount of RX reviews (South East)
16622
Amount of visitors (South East)
1444
Amount of downloads (South East)
Route Collections in this region
8 beautiful routes through England
"8 beautiful routes through England"
You may have seen one of these routes pass by. Eight routes have been driven and made in 2018.The routes are part of a 9-day trip through England. You drive through landscapes that are varied and beautiful. You can see beautiful rolling hilly vistas.
The main roads are of reasonable to good quality, but you also drive on roads that are less maintained and there may be some gravel on the roads here and there.
In general, they are beautiful routes through a beautiful country. The routes are connecting and turn left around London. The start and end points of the routes are Hull.
The collection contains the following routes;
Day 1 from Hull to Ashbourne (224 km)
Day 2 from Ashbourne to Birdlip (245 km)
Day 3 from Birdlip to Feldbridge (295 km)
Day 4 from Feldbridge to Whitstable (250 km)
Day 5 from Whitstable to Colchester (227 km)
Day 6 from Colchester to Hinckley (233 km)
Day 7 Tour and visit Triumph Factory and National Motorcycle Museum (77 km)
Day 8 from Hinckley to Hull (262 km)
All routes have been checked and leveled for Tomtom, Garmin and MyRoute-App Navigation. The routes follow the original route as they were made at the time.
Have fun driving one of these routes. Enjoy all the beauty that England has to offer, such as; The Clumberpark, Bolsover Castle, The Seven Sisters, The White Ciffs of Dover. Of course, a visit to the Triuph factory and the National Motorcycle Museum is also highly recommended.
You may have seen one of these routes pass by. Eight routes have been driven and made in 2018.The routes are part of a 9-day trip through England. You drive through landscapes that are varied and beautiful. You can see beautiful rolling hilly vistas.
The main roads are of reasonable to good quality, but you also drive on roads that are less maintained and there may be some gravel on the roads here and there.
In general, they are beautiful routes through a beautiful country. The routes are connecting and turn left around London. The start and end points of the routes are Hull.
The collection contains the following routes;
Day 1 from Hull to Ashbourne (224 km)
Day 2 from Ashbourne to Birdlip (245 km)
Day 3 from Birdlip to Feldbridge (295 km)
Day 4 from Feldbridge to Whitstable (250 km)
Day 5 from Whitstable to Colchester (227 km)
Day 6 from Colchester to Hinckley (233 km)
Day 7 Tour and visit Triumph Factory and National Motorcycle Museum (77 km)
Day 8 from Hinckley to Hull (262 km)
All routes have been checked and leveled for Tomtom, Garmin and MyRoute-App Navigation. The routes follow the original route as they were made at the time.
Have fun driving one of these routes. Enjoy all the beauty that England has to offer, such as; The Clumberpark, Bolsover Castle, The Seven Sisters, The White Ciffs of Dover. Of course, a visit to the Triuph factory and the National Motorcycle Museum is also highly recommended.
View Route Collection
8 Routes
1880.07 km
36h 58m
A collection of routes covering East England including Hull Scarborough Newmarket Colchester Orpington and Folkestone
East England has a host of great roads to travel and many historical sites to visit.
The picture above shows the North York Moors National Park in all of it's glory with the heather in full bloom. This collection of routes covers as far north as Lindisfarne and as far south as Folkestone, they all travel through varied landscapes from high moorland to the level fens and everything in between. There is something for everyone in this collection. There is also a mini 2 day tour down the east coast from Hull to the Eurotunnel for those that want to enjoy the journey south before heading into Europe, this of course can be joined from anywhere along the way.
As with all MyRoute-app RouteXpert routes, these have been made equal for MRA Navigation, TomTom and Garmin devices meaning that whatever GPS satnav you use, you and all of your travelling companions are guaranteed to follow these routes precisely. Enjoy.
The picture above shows the North York Moors National Park in all of it's glory with the heather in full bloom. This collection of routes covers as far north as Lindisfarne and as far south as Folkestone, they all travel through varied landscapes from high moorland to the level fens and everything in between. There is something for everyone in this collection. There is also a mini 2 day tour down the east coast from Hull to the Eurotunnel for those that want to enjoy the journey south before heading into Europe, this of course can be joined from anywhere along the way.
As with all MyRoute-app RouteXpert routes, these have been made equal for MRA Navigation, TomTom and Garmin devices meaning that whatever GPS satnav you use, you and all of your travelling companions are guaranteed to follow these routes precisely. Enjoy.
View Route Collection
8 Routes
2089.15 km
58h 14m