Milcote Carriage Café – Welford-on-Avon Maypole loop from Bidford on Avon

Milcote Carriage Café – Welford-on-Avon Maypole loop from Bidford on Avon

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Milcote Carriage Café – Welford-on-Avon Maypole loop from Bidford on Avon

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40.5km

240m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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12.0 km

NCN 442 and NCN 41 Junction

Highlight • Trail

NCN 442, which goes from Long Hanborough to Worcester and NCN 41, which goes from Rugby to the centre of Bristol, intercept here and go along Badsey bridleway to Evesham.

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22.6 km

Good for leisure cycling. Traffic free connection between Meon Vale and Stratford. From here plenty of routes into the Northern Cotswolds open up. Not so suitable for sports cyclists, due to the track surface and the mixed use.

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23.1 km

St. James' Church, Long Marston

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The Church of England parish church of Saint James the Great has a 14th-century Decorated Gothic nave and chancel, but was rebuilt in the 19th century. The pulpit is Jacobean. …

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27.4 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Greenway

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Excellent surface. A brilliant way out of Stratford

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27.5 km

Milcote Carriage Café

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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.

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30.1 km

Welford-on-Avon Maypole

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This is one of England's tallest remaining maypoles. It is a striped pole that stands over 20 metres high. It has been present since the days of Shakespeare, and its …

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