Cranham
Cranham village is only served by two buses a week (Cotswold Green 232 / 256). There is an
hourly service from Cheltenham or Stroud (Stagecoach route 46) along the nearby A46; if
you alight at Cranham Corner (Grid Ref. 882131) it is about a mile’s walk through the lanes
to the start of the Gustav Holst Way at Cranham Church.
For a timetable, see www.stagecoachbus.com/GetUpload.ashx?Id=3679
Birdlip
Birdlip village and the Air Balloon pub are both served by Swanbrook route 852 between
Gloucester and Cirencester. There are 3 or 4 buses a day, except on Sundays.
For a timetable, see http://www.swanbrook.co.uk/busServices
Shurdington
Shurdington village is served by Stagecoach route 46 between Cheltenham and Stroud, and
Stagecoach route 10 between Cheltenham and Gloucester. From the south end of the village
it is a walk of about a mile uphill along Greenway Lane to join the Gustav Holst Way and
Cotswold Way at the top (Grid Ref. 934175).
For a timetable, see www.stagecoachbus.com/GetUpload.ashx?Id=3679
Cheltenham
Cheltenham is a regional hub, and is well served by national rail and coach services.
For rail services to or from most UK stations, see www.nationalrail.co.uk.
For coach services to or from London (route 444), Heathrow airport (route 222), and other
destinations, see www.nationalexpress.com.
Cheltenham metro bus services run to just below Leckhampton Hill (Metro F) and to
Prestbury (Metro A or N).
See http://www.incheltenham.co.uk/Cheltenham-Bus-Timetables.htm
for links to Cheltenham
metro bus timetables.
Cleeve Hill
Cleeve Hill is served by Castleways route 606 between Cheltenham and Willersey; the
service is approximately hourly, and does not run on Sundays or Bank Holidays. Alight at the
stop for Cleeve Hill golf club (Grid Ref. 989275), at the highest point of the road, and walk
up the lane to the common to join the Cotswold Way (the Stockwell Lane or Rising Sun stops
provide equally good alternatives). You can then follow the Cotswold Way in either direction
to join the Gustav Holst Way; the more westerly route along the scarp edge gives marvellous
views.
For a timetable, see www.castleways.co.uk/timetable4_1.html
Winchcombe
Winchcombe is also served by Castleways route 606 between Cheltenham and Willersey. To
reach the Gustav Holst Way, alight at Winchcombe Hospital (Grid Ref. 018278), from where
you can climb along the Cotswold Way to meet the Gustav Holst Way below Belas Knap
(about a mile).
For a timetable, see www.castleways.co.uk/timetable4_1.html
Guiting Power
Guiting Power has a limited weekday bus service (Pulhams 804 from/to Cheltenham, once
daily; and 819 from/to Stow, one bus on Fridays only). A more frequent service (Pulhams
801) runs along the main A436 Cheltenham to Bourton-on-the-Water road, about 2 miles to
the south (alight at Westfield, near Notgrove – Grid Ref. 088217).
For timetables, see www.pulhamscoaches.com/#/timetables/4539355309
Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton is served by a number of Pulhams routes. The most useful are the 801 between
Cheltenham and Moreton-in-Marsh, which runs 8 times daily, with a much more limited
service on Sundays and bank holidays; and the 855 between Kemble, Cirencester and
Moreton-in-Marsh. Other routes run more rarely, and mainly serve the surrounding villages.
For timetables, see www.pulhamscoaches.com/#/timetables/4539355309
Wyck Rissington
No buses serve Wyck Rissington. Pulhams 802 links Little Rissington, 1 mile to the south,
with Bourton-on-the-Water; but Bourton is barely 2 miles away in any case.
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