Walk gl126 Chastleton House from Adlestrop

This 3¾ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Adlestrop & will take about 1¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:3¾mls (6km)
Ascent:394ft (120m)
Time:1¾hrs
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Route outline for walk gl126:

Adlestrop  -  The Macmillan Way  -  Chastleton  -  Chastleton House  -  Chastleton Barrow Iron Age Fort  -  Long Drive  -  Adlestrop

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Adlestrop is immortalised in a poem published just before World War 1: 'Yes I remember Adlestrop -The name, because one afternoon.Of heat the express train drew up thereUnwontedly. It was late June.' 'The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat.No one left & no one cameOn the bare platform. What I sawWas Adlestrop - only the name.' Edward Thomas 1878 - 1917

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Marilyns
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Bridgets

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Macmillan Way, a 467km (290 miles) linear footpath connecting Boston in Lincolnshire, England with Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The Macmillan Way is waymarked by a green bow. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Macmillan Way.


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OS Explorer OL45 The Cotswolds


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OS Landranger 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gl126 Chastleton House from Adlestrop

In no particular order . . .

Chastleton House

Chastleton House

Photo: Mitch Fernley (1)

Folly in Chastleton House Gardens

Folly in Chastleton House Gardens

Photo: Mitch Fernley (2)

Chastleton Church through the gates of Chastleton House

Chastleton Church through the gates of Chastleton House

Photo: Mitch Fernley (3)

Adlestrop Church

Adlestrop Church

Photo: Mitch Fernley (10)

Adlestrop House

Adlestrop House

Photo: Mitch Fernley (9)

The famous Adlestrop station nameplate

The famous Adlestrop station nameplate

Photo: Mitch Fernley (12)

Adlestrop Village

Adlestrop Village

Photo: Mitch Fernley (11)


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