Walking with Artists

Where we walk/3

Commoner’s Rights
We start at high elevation to walk across the National Trust’s Minchinhampton Common and Rodborough Common, known for prehistoric earthworks, big skies and views over Stroud and the surrounding valleys and countryside.
We pass through charming villages of Pinfathings and Box, with overviews of Nailsworth - a former cloth town which is now a centre for the arts. Its surrounding hills are very enticing. From Box you descend into a valley which has been recolonised by otters. Lunch is at a country pub famous for it’s atmosphere, delicious pies and real ales.
Our return leg takes us through Nailsworth, along narrow lanes and woodland trails.

Terrain
Mostly over the grassland of the Commons, along footpaths, through woodland trails and narrow lanes. Undulating with some steep accents and descents.

Distance approx 10km