Gotherington Halt to Winchcombe Station

Gotherington Halt to Winchcombe Station Walk

GWSR train journey to the secluded Gotherington Halt and an undulating walk back above Gretton to Winchcombe Station.

 Park at Winchcombe Station or considerately in a nearby street. After purchasing your ticket take the train to Gotherington Halt. Please note that Gotherington Halt has a small platform and you will need to alight from one of the two front carriages. 

Alight and follow the exit along a path down to meet a lane. Turn right up the lane and after 200 metres, at a junction of paths, turn left along a footpath. A 

Go through three fields. In the first field bear diagonally left to find a stile and footbridge in mid-hedgerow. In second field keep ahead in the same direction. In the third field reach a metal gate by a road, to your left. 

 Carefully cross the road and go through the metal gate opposite. Walking parallel to the railway cutting, reach a stream. Turn right and pass through a metal gate. Keep ahead in the same direction to reach a footbridge on your left. Bear left towards a stile hidden in the hedge beside a road. 

Turn right and carefully follow the road for approx 150 metres to enter a field on your left by a footpath sign. B Once in the field aim for a footbridge set mid-point in the hedge to your left. Continue ahead to a further footbridge, cross, and continue ahead through two small metal gates towards a track. Pass two large farm buildings on your left. 

Follow the track past the farmhouse and where the track turns left take the footpath on your right across the field and over a footbridge. Continue in the same direction, with a remnant hedge on your right, to descend to meet a stile and track. Cross the farm track to another stile opposite. Follow the path through a field and turn left through a gate to pass under the railway line. Turn right to walk diagonally across the field to a T-junction. 

Turn right up the ‘no through road’ signposted Stanley Pontlarge towards the railway line. Pass under the railway bridge and follow the lane to Stanley Pontlarge church. C  40 metres beyond the church turn left by a footpath sign. Follow this in the same direction, crossing several fields, gradually climbing. Descend to arrive at a stile by a large house. 

Cross the drive and continue ahead along a footpath to meet another path joining from your right. Continue straight on over a long wooden bridge ignoring the footpath to your 

 left, to meet a lane. Turn left along the lane, after a few steps bear right up the bank and follow the path enclosed by fencing. Along here you may well see some alpacas. 

Climb the stile at the end of the enclosed path. Ignore the track to your left (descends to Gretton) and bear slightly right to follow the path that twists and turns as it rises up the hillside. When the ground levels out, arrive at a stile in the corner of the field. D 

Here, turn left and descend a stoney track to reach a road. Turn right (turn left and follow the road verge to the Royal Oak approx 350metres) and, taking care of any traffic, follow the road for approx 110 metres to a road junction. 

Turn left along the lane (signposted Greet) to meet a T-junction. Turn left a few metres before carefully crossing the road and follow the footpath on the opposite side of the road. Meet a lane and cross over to enter the field opposite. E

Follow the line of the right hand hedge but then ease away slightly left to meet a stile in the hedge ahead, leading on to a lane. 

Turn right along the lane (Mill Lane) to meet the junction with Market lane. Turn left to a road junction and continue straight ahead to cross over the railway by a road bridge. Turn left into Station Approach to arrive back at Winchcombe Station. 

WWaW hope you enjoy the walk, however the walk is undertaken at your sole risk and WWaW have no responsibility for loss, damage, injury or interpretation. Every possible care has been taken to ensure the information given was accurate at the time of creation.