Gloucestershire Outdoor Walking Group

Day walk - Coln St Aldwyn and Ablingdon
2025-01-12
We will follow the River Coln to Bibury & then onto Ablington, returning via country paths.

Evening New Year quiz
2025-01-02
Join us on a zoom call tonight for a quiz, to see if any of us were paying attention during 2023. There were elections, some Olympics and some other things…but can you recall them? Settle in with your favourite tipple, turn google off so you don’t cheat

Day walk - Dowdeswell
2025-01-01
Start the new year with beautiful walk from Charlton Kings to Upper Colgate to pick up the Cotswold Way through Dowdeswell and onto Ravensgate Hill to join the Cheltenham Circular down Timbercombe.

Mulled wine walk - Painswick
2024-12-21
Classic bring and share festive walk. Starting at Painswick we will amble up to cohort Wood before shooting for the Cricket Pavilion above Sheepscombe, where we can share what we bring! Early registration appreciated to allow some attempt at coordinating the goodies.

Green Dragon 5miles Cotswold Warden Walk
2024-12-17
A pleasant walk from the Green Dragon, with a Cotswold warden, with splendid views – once you’re up the hill

Day walk Purples Hill, Forest of Dean 7.5 miles
2024-12-15
We will head us south towards Parkend before swinging up and around Nagshead Plantation. We then stride up towards Purple Hill and then back past Cannop Lakes.

Evening Quiz at the Brown Jug, Cheltenham
2024-12-12
It may well be worth learning the names of the reindeers in time for tonight! Come and help make up some teams and have a fun evening in the run up to Christmas! Food available at the pub,

Day walk - Brimscombe 5.5 miles Cotswold Warden walk
2024-12-11
Joining up with a Cotswold warden on one of their jaunts, the walk will take us along the Golden Valley to St Mary’s Mill, climb up to Hyde then on to Minchinhampton village and common, the lanes of Swells Hill to Stroud Brewery and the canal to Brimscombe.

Day walk - Sculpture Trail, Forest of Dean 5 miles
2024-12-08
Enjoy a chance to take in the art of the Sculpture trail . New sculptures have been added to collection and to do the walk is free.

Christmas meal
2024-12-07

Day walk - Guiting Power
2024-12-01
A lovely loop from Guiting Power, taking in Kineton, Temple Guiting and Guiting Wood. Bring lunch etc.

Curry night
2024-11-28
Dreaming of an Indian Summer? No need. Join us at the Eurasia in Cheltenham for a curry night

Day Walk - Stanton, Stanway & Snowshill 9miles
2024-11-24
This lovely, circular walk is about 9 miles taking in Stanton, Stanway, Snowshill and Laverton. Picnic lunch at Snowshill so bring food and drink.

Pub Quiz
2024-11-21
If you think being a ‘Swifty’ is something to do with bird watching…you are wrong. It doesn’ t matter though as we do the quiz for fun. Winning is an unexpected bonus (or suprise). Come and help make up some teams. Food available at the pub

Day walk Donnington way (part 4) Bourton to Ford
2024-11-17
So many pubs, so little time. Another leg of this historic pub trail. Initially following the R.Windrush, we pass through two ‘Guitings’, Kineton and Naunton (but not in that order). Lots of potential pints enroute.

Morning walk - Cranham & Ebworth Estate
2024-11-14
About 5 miles Cranham Common and Ebworth estate

Day walk Huntley, May Hill, Newent Woods
2024-11-10
Some great views of the Severn from the top of May Hill will be on offer today as Sean weaves us through 9 miles, climbing up May Hill, and going back down through Newent Woods and Glasshouse.

AGM
2024-11-07
The AGM is a chance to meet up, enjoy some free food and organise the willing volunteers to keep our happy band of wanderers together, enjoying walks and exploring the countryside for at least the next year. Please come along and have your say.

Day walk Dursley 9 miles-ish
2024-11-03
The woods are full of bluebells in the spring and rich leaf colour in the autumn. A scenic and hilly route from Dursley – around nine miles It may head north to Hetty Peggler’s tump or south to the Tyndale monument.

Ghost walking tour - Gloucester
2024-10-28
It’s nearly Halloween. Want to find out more about haunted Gloucester? S is steeling her nerve to book tickets with ‘Ghosts and Giggles’, a fun 2.5 hour guided walking tour around historic Gloucester, charting reported ghostly events

Cirencester circular via Daglingworth
2024-10-27
Today’s moderate walk takes in the villages around Cirencester and includes the wonderful water Meadows.

Day walk - Donnington Way (part 2) 10 miles
2024-08-04
Episode two of the linear adventure: Wick Rissington to Sherborne. Today’s walking on this epic trail, visiting a large number of Donnington pubs is 10 miles with hydration opportunities en route and at the end at the Post Office (if we make it in time). Still bring food and drink as it’s SUMMER!

Evening walk
2024-08-02
It should be a lovely chance to get out on a summer’s evening though, so watch this space and fingers crossed for fine weather.

Morning walk - Northleach 5 miles
2024-07-31
A delightful walk heading out from the ‘Old Prison’ cafe at Northleach taking in Hampnett and then heading along the tops with fine views into Wiltshire.

Day walk - Eastleach Turville 7.5 miles
2024-07-28
A walk in a pretty and unspoilt corner of the Cotswolds.

Weekday walk - North Woodchester 4 miles
2024-07-26
Lovely circular walk from N Woodchester to Selsley, over Selsley common and returning via South Woodchester. Super great big views, of course!

Fish and chip eve walk Leckhampton Hill
2024-07-25
There’s nothing like earning your supper! In between times, we will take a circuitous route to the top to meet our food, dine with a view and finally descend to the start. Lovely!

Day walk - Wotton under Edge & North Nibley 9 miles
2024-07-21
Ascenic 9 miles with 2 ascents & one steep descent. Optional further ascent of the Tyndale Monument for even better views!

Evening walk - Tewkesbury 5 mile walk
2024-07-18
Just under 5 miles (7.5km), the route goes through the golf course, climbing to the slightly higher ground for the view to Deerhurst and Odda’s chapel before return along the river and through Bloody Meadow

Day walk - Moreton & Seizencote 10m
2024-07-14
Starting from one of the most impressive Cotswold towns, the walk involves level field paths which leads to the Sezincote estate. A wonderful undulating Cotswold stretch then passes through the beautiful stone villages of Bourton-on-the-Hill, Blockley and Batsford.
