About
The Donnington Brewery has been making beer at Upper Swell since 1865 and supplies a small estate of Cotswold pubs around Stow-on-the-Wold. The Donnington Way, devised in the 1990s by walker Colin Handy, threads them together in a 62-mile waymarked circuit through the North Cotswolds.
Walked over four to five days, the route is the rare long-distance path with a built-in pub at almost every staging point — and a working watermill at the brewery itself, viewable by appointment. A lovely walk in good weather, even if you don't drink the beer.
In Stow-on-the-Wold
A handsome wool town atop an 800-foot hill, ringed by antique shops, coaching inns and the famous yew-flanked church door.
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