Latest notices, trail updates, and news from the Cotswold Way - diversions, waymarking, events, and seasonal conditions to check before you set out.
2026-07-19 | Cotswold Way Team
Registration is open for the 2027 Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge on 12-13 June - choose from 10K to 100km distances along sections of the National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath.
2026-07-17 | Cotswold Way Team
A temporary Cotswold Way diversion near Birdlip runs for at least six months from July 2026 while the A417 is rerouted - plan your stage and check local notices before you set out.
2026-04-01 | Cotswold Way Team
Spring has brought drier weather across much of the Cotswold Way, though woodland sections can still be soft after rain - check stage distances and wear suitable footwear before you set out.
2026-03-15 | Cotswold Way Team
Additional waymark posts have been installed between Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge to improve route confidence at key junctions - check before you set out and carry a map.
2024-07-22 | Cotswold Way Team
Drainage and surfacing work on a waterlogged stretch near Birdlip, and earlier upgrades at Standish Woods near Haresfield Beacon, make those sections easier to walk year-round.
2024-06-10 | Cotswold Way Team
Proposals would replace about seven kilometres of overhead electricity line and roughly 18 pylons with underground cables between Postlip Mill and Dowdeswell Wood.
2024-03-18 | Cotswold Way Team
Carved Cotswold Way posts have been stolen from the route - report vandalism to the police on 101 and keep a map handy where signs are missing.
2023-02-20 | Cotswold Way Team
Path resurfacing and a new radar kissing gate have improved access on the Cotswold Way approach toward Dover's Hill near Chipping Campden.
2022-08-15 | Cotswold Way Team
Fossil hunters uncovered fish remains, squid, and ichthyosaur bones in a field near King's Stanley - a reminder of the ancient seas beneath today's Cotswold landscape.
2021-07-01 | Cotswold Way Team
Voluntary wardens finished restoring more than 400 metres of dry stone wall beside the Cotswold Way at Hanging Hill, opening clearer views toward the Severn Estuary.
