Escape to the Country

• Mileage: 8.5 miles
• Grade: Moderate
• Maximum walkers: 25
• Refreshments: Food available after the walk at Daylesford Organic Farm Shop, also several pubs close by. We’ll be stopping for a lunchtime picnic in Kingham with time for drinks/coffee at The Kingham Plough. Please bring a packed lunch.
• Child friendly: No
• Dog friendly: No
• Information: Free signed EWF field parking. Toilets available at the start and in Kingham.

Description:

We will be met by Richard Smith, Farms Director of Daylesford Organic Farms, who will tell us a little about Daylesford’s small beginnings to what it is today. We will then set off on our walk, stopping by for a sheepdog demonstration before following the Evenlode, a tributary of the River Thames, passing through the village of Bledington and on to Kingham for a lunch break. From here, a gentle incline will take us via Cornwell to near the top of Whitequarry Hill with its far-reaching views across Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Our return route leads us through the Daylesford Estate.

Meeting point:

• Meet: Daylesford Organic Farm
• Map ref: SP 245 257
• Postcode: GL56 0YG
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