Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cotswold view above Horton Court
MONARCH'S WAY
The Monarch's Way is based on the route taken by Charles II after his defeat at the
Battle of Worcester in 1651. Beginning in Worcester, the way travels a meandering
course to Shoreham, in Sussex, a route of 609 miles (980km). A three-volume guide
to the walk has been written by Trevor Antill and is published by Meridian Topics.
After a few paces a marker post directs you half-right, then along the
left-hand side of a field. Through a gap in some bushes, pass to the left of
a derelict stone barn, and find a kissing gate in a corner. Now walk along
the right headland of two fields, keeping parallel with Highfield Lane. At
the end of the second field come to a track known as Bath Lane and bear
left along it. As far as the Kilcott Valley (Section 4) the route is now shared
with that of the
Monarch's Way
. Keep on Bath Lane to its end (about a
mile (1½km)), with the tall Somerset Monument glimpsed ahead.
