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great place to stop off

wildlife can be spotted in these fields if you are quiet and patient enough, you can catch a baby deer hopping around

"The small market town of Shipston-on-Stour is situated in South Warwickshire and ideally located for visitors to the North Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon. It is surrounded by places of interest including Chipping Campden, Broadway, and Moreton-in-Marsh. The towns name derives from being known in ancient times as 'Sheep-wash-Town'. Shipston was for a long time an important sheep market town and after the demand for local wool began to diminish the town continued to flourish thanks to the opening in 1836 of a branch line from the horse-powered tramway built a decade before to link Stratford with Moreton-in-Marsh. The line became a modern railway in 1889. The town was also an important coaching town and many of the inns from that era surviving in the area of the High Street. Shipston today is a charming historic and thriving town with interesting and unusual features.. It is becoming increasingly popular with tourists due to its wonderful mixture of shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels. Shipston was a working Wool Town and developed many woolen skills, including those for making tapestries including the famous Sheldon Tapestries in neighbouring farming hamlet of Barcheston. which became central to the history of English tapestry making. It is today officially commemorated by the 'Wool Fair' which takes place on Spring Bank Holiday Monday. In the Tudor period the little hamlet of Barcheston on the outskirts of Shipston was the first manufacturing home in England for the weaving of magnificent woollen tapestries. They are also known as the Sheldon Tapestries. They are profusely decorated with flowers and mythological motifs and often highlighted in silk. Technically, for that period, they were unrivalled throughout the land. Unfortunately very few have survived." Source: https://www.cotswolds.info/places/shipston-on-stour.shtml

Edgehill Castle (Tower) which is now a rather nice pub/restaurant. The castle was built in the 18th Century as a 'sham' castle reputedly on the exact spot where Charles I raised his standard before the Battle of Edgehill during the first English Civil War. Apparently Cromwell got there too late for the battle.

Edgehill is a great little climb. Steady, never too steep (max about 11%), good road and few cars.

strange 'castle', with nice views.

Nice and steady climb up the edge 😉. About a kilometer of steady 10-14%. Smooth road, modest traffic. Great threshold climb for training.

Lovely views off the bridge with Suppe reflections in the river below

Brutal but not too long…

Nice cup of tea and lemon drizzle cake, very friendly place.

Chipping Norton is a beautiful market town located in the Cotswold Hills district of West Oxfordshire. Historically, the town was a thriving hub for wool and tweed production. Today, the town is known for its bustling market town atmosphere and beautiful antique shops.

Bakery serving a range of pastries. Opening hours: Tuesday 9am–1:30pm Wednesday 9am–1:30pm Thursday 9am–1:30pm Friday 9am–1:30pm Saturday 9am–1:30pm Sunday Closed Monday Closed

Great food and lovely people.

Great views over the racecourse from the Greenway. Nice benches so you can sit and admire the view or even watch the racing if you are very lucky.

Quirky converted train carriage that's a great little cafe. Well placed on the Stratford-upon-Avon Greenway just outside Stratford. Closed on Mondays but open 9am to 4pm every other day.

Currently no. 136 in the best road climbs of the country list this climb on the B4086 near the village of Ratley is a steady 10% gradient for just over 1km. It does ramp up a bit to a max of 13%.

Moreton-in-marsh was a lovely Victorian coaching town that is now a car park. Where once a wide open high street allowed cafes, pubs, and shops to spill out onto the street, now residents line up their rangerovers side-by-side, flanking either side of an extremely busy road that disects the town.

National Trust property with expansive grounds and deer park.

A beautiful church with some unusual architectural features.

A lovely spot crossing the Avon on a superb gravel track.