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Painswick Golf Club

4 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.80517, -2.19088

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 69m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 41Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 41Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Alternative RouteCycling route270 m
Named routeRef 41Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Cotswold Way at Painswick golf course

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cotswold Way at Painswick golf course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Glevum Way ParkUrban park4.4 km→🏞️ROBINSWOOD HILLCountry park4.5 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site3.1 km→

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