Fairford Walks
Fairford is a market town on the edge of the Cotswolds with the pretty River Coln running through it.
We have two Fairford walks on the app for you to explore and a map for one of the routes is shown below. Download the app to see your position on each route map as you walk.
Here is a route for a Fairford walk with the pubs shown on the map
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The start location for these walks are: Grid reference 51.707886,-1.78131 or the postcode is GL7 4AA.
Fairford walk 1
1.75 miles
This circular walk takes you around the pretty market town of Fairford with it's traditional cotswold stone houses, shops, pubs and the beautiful St Mary’s Church. The walk starts from outside The Bull Hotel but there is a free car park at the top of the High Street too. After crossing the road onto Back Lane, the walk will take you around the back of the town following the scenic River Coln and along the fields and hedgerows until you depart the River and head back across fields to the start. There is some road walking along paths back to the start. There are plenty of places to stop for food and drink along the route.
Fairford walk 2
2.5 miles
This is the longest of two walks from this pretty market town location and takes you around the back of Fairford. You will follow the road out of the High Street passing the attractive St Mary's church. The road leads you across Mill Bridge to the ancient oxpens where you will follow the footpath with the brook running alongside. The footpath crosses the scenic River Coln and the waterworks and heads back across fields towards the start. There is some road walking at the end without paths.
Refreshments: Numerous pubs in Fairford, shown on the map.
Here are a few comments from people who have walked the Fairford walks on the app.
Fairford walk 1
Nice quiet walk with a mix of river, fields and Cotswold buildings. Facilities in Fairford although we didn’t make use of them. Perfect for dogs, ours was off the lead for around half the route.
Fairford walk 1
A pretty walk along the river. We went to The Bull pub after for some lunch, lovely!
Fairford walk 2
We have done this walk a few times. It’s a lovely route but it can get a bit muddy when it’s wet.
