Stanton to Snowshill Circular

The five-mile circuit linking Stanton and Snowshill passes through quintessential Cotswold countryside, with both villages ranking among the most beautiful in England. Stanton is a single street of honey-coloured stone cottages beneath the Cotswold escarpment, while Snowshill clusters around its manor house with views across the Vale of Evesham. The route connects them through rolling farmland and mixed woodland, with dry-stone walls marking field boundaries and the underlying Jurassic limestone giving the landscape its characteristic gentle curves. With 373 metres of climbing, the terrain has genuine undulation that makes the 8km feel like a proper day's walking.

This dog friendly walk offers high off-lead potential across the open grassland and through the woodland sections, though leads are essential through the farm fields where livestock is present. The golden Cotswold stone of both villages glows in evening light, making a late afternoon walk particularly rewarding. Water is available from small streams in the wooded sections but scarce on the open ground. Stanton's post office tearoom welcomes dogs, and the Snowshill Arms at Snowshill is a good alternative. The Snowshill Manor café (National Trust) has outdoor seating for dogs. Parking is available in both villages. A walk that showcases the Cotswolds at their most characteristic and rewards with two of England's finest villages.