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At first enclosed by fences, the way then descends along the right-hand
edge of a grassy slope, and through meadows linked by kissing gates
or stiles, so to reach Broadway (accommodation, refreshments). As you
come to the village bear left and walk along the main street heading west.
In the heart of the village the street is flanked by red-flowering chestnut
trees, and lined with shops, tearooms, hotels and houses of mellow stone.
On coming to the village green, turn left into Church Street and wander
past the Crown and Trumpet and the Parish Church of St Michael and All
Angels.
BROADWAY TOWER
The top of Broadway Tower is said to be the highest point in the Cotswolds, at 1089ft
(332m), although Cleeve Common claims the highest ground. Occupying a grassy
knoll, it commands a tremendous panoramic view over the Vale of Evesham, with
chequered fields below and the scarp edge folding away in a series of spurs and
coombes as far as the eye can see. Designed by James Wyatt in 1798 for the sixth
Earl of Coventry, the tower is a Norman-style keep with three rounded turrets. Around
it lies part of the Broadway Tower Country Park; the Tower Barn is about 150 years
old, while Rookery Barn houses an information centre and restaurant.
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