Fairford River Walk

From the front of the Keepers Arms, turn left and head downhill. The footpath starts as a gravel drive on the right, opposite a road junction on the left. The gravel drive turns into a grass path, go straight on with the old stone barn on your right.

The footpath continues along the bottom of the valley passing through two stiles by metal gates. After the second stile, keep to the right of the field following the tree line. At the end of the field turn right at a stile and enter a woodland strip. The path leads briefly uphill and enters an open field.

Turn left and follow the grass path along the edge of the field. Continue along the grass path until a metal farm gate is in sight (If you wanted a shorter option go over the stile by the gate and turn right back into Quenington). The route to Fairford is on a path that turns left into the wood just before the metal gate (continue to follow the yellow markers). This is the start of the permitted footpath.

The path is clearly marked through the wood and emerges out into a large open field, continue along the grass path which runs parallel to the stream.
There are two log seats part way along this path.

As the path reaches Fairford it crosses the stream then turns right through the doorway of the old Oxpens building and you enter a picnic site on the edge of Fairford.

Turn left at the road, cross the Mill Bridge and head uphill towards the town. (If you wish to visit Fairford, turn right immediately after the church and enter the High Street). The return journey to Quenington continues straight on along Park Street.

At the end of Park Street turn left and continue past the school campus on the left. There will be two metal farm gates on the left, the second gate has an adjacent stile – go over this stile and follow the concrete path down towards the river.

The concrete path leads to a pump house, go to the right of the pump house and follow the fencing all the way round until a stile is in sight. Go through this stile and cross two bridges. The path joins the initial route to Fairford at the two log seats. Turn right and follow the path in reverse back to Quenington.

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