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Hailes and Beckbury Camp
A 3.5-mile (5.6km) circular walk from Hayles Fruit Farm up the escarpment to Beckbury Camp, returning past the medieval ruins of Hailes Abbey.
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A scenic walk combining history and views, from Hayles Fruit Farm up the escarpment along a track originally built by Cistercian monks, out to Beckbury Camp, and back past the ruins of Hailes Abbey. The fields you cross are mostly old pasture, unchanged for decades.
- Distance: 3.5 miles / 5.6 km
- Duration: 2¼ hrs
- Difficulty: Moderate, with some steep sections and two stiles
- Start / finish: Hayles Fruit Farm — OS grid SP 053 298, postcode GL54 5PB
- Parking: Hayles Fruit Farm (£2.50, redeemable against a farm-shop or tearoom purchase)
- Refreshments: Hayles Fruit Farm tearoom
Source: National Trail — Cotswold Way Circular Walk 15.