Shakespeare's Avon Way

Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Shakespeare's Avon Way Association, who are behind the Macmillan Ways and Shakespeare's Way, have another long distance path - Shakespeare's Avon Way - which follows the course of the River Avon as closely as possible using existing public footpaths, bridleways and a few minor roads, from its source at Naseby to its confluence with the Severn at Tewkesbury. The main towns it passes through are Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Evesham. Naseby, Tewkesbury and Evesham were the sites of decisive battles. Tewkesbury, Pershore and Evesham have historic abbeys and Warwick and Kenilworth castles. Bredon Hill, visible from the later stages of the path, is visited by a detour.

The route is now fully waymarked.

The 'Walking with William Shakespeare' book below provides shorter walks linked with extracts from Shakespeare's works, and covers Warwickshire and London. The River Avon book covers the river not the path.

DECEMBER 2023: report of locked gate (without barbed wire) alongside M5 motorway at SO 911378.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	White arrow with Shakespeare's head and river symbol on green disc with name
Attributes:	Easy River Literary Charity
Start:	SP688781 - Source of Avon, near Naseby, Northamptonshire
Finish:	SO888331 - Severn/Avon confluence, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Open Date:	2008
Web Sites:	Shakespeare's Avon Way Shakespeare's Avon Way [YouTube video]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Shakespeare's Avon Way : a walk through history  (Shakespeare's Avon Way Association )
Guidebook	Walking with William Shakespeare  (Jones Books  - 2005 )
Guidebook	River Avon: A Journey Following the River from Tewkesbury to Its Source  (Hunt End Books  - 2006 )

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