Roman Way

Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Swindon, W Berkshire, Wiltshire

A walk following Roman roads through Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire using public rights of way.

It follows a triangle formed by three Roman roads from Chesterton, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, to Cirencester in Gloucestershire, and on to the Roman walled town of Silchester in Hampshire, returning to the Roman military fort at Alchester near the starting point. The route follows Akeman Street as it crosses the limestone heights of the Cotswold Hills to Cirencester, then south-east following the Ermin Way across the Wiltshire Downs, through the village of Speen in Berkshire, descending to cross the River Kennet as the Romans did. The way continues through the heathlands and pine forest north to Dorchester on Thames. From this Roman settlement, the route goes directly north beside Oxford and across Otmoor, the marsh where the Romans built a bridge to reach the fort at Alchester.

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Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Easy Heritage
Start and Finish:	SP560212 - Chesterton, near Bicester, Oxfordshire
Web Sites:	Roman Way Cotswolds.info - Tracks and Roads Across the Cotswolds [blog]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Roman Way  (Walking Pages  - 2010 )

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