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Name and crown in oak tree surmounted by shipMonarch's Way

Bath & NE Somerset, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Devon, Dorset, E Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, N Somerset, Shropshire, Somerset, S Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin, Warwickshire, W Midlands, W Sussex, Wiltshire, Worcestershire

948 km / 589 miles
The Way is based on the lengthy route taken by King Charles II during his escape after defeat by Cromwell in the final battle of the Civil Wars at Worcester in 1651, when for six weeks the 21-year-old was hotly pursued by Parliamentary troops. It takes in Boscobel (the Royal Oak Tree), Stratford upon Avon, the Cotswolds, Mendips and the South Coast from Charmouth to Shoreham. There are many historic buildings, features of interest and antiquity, with connections to numerous other long distance routes.


Details:

Waymark: Name and crown in oak tree surmounted by ship
Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Name and crown in oak tree surmounted by ship
Attributes: Average Gradients
Heritage
Monarchy
Start: SO835525 - Powick Bridge, Worcester View on StreetMap
Finish: TQ237047 - Shoreham-by-Sea Harbour View on StreetMap
User Group: Monarch's Way Association Monarch's Way Association
Web Sites: Monarch's Way - Long Distance Footpath Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships - Monarch's Way Annierak - Monarch's Way [blog] Walking Pages - Monarch's Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Monarch's Way Book 1: Worcester to Stratford-upon-Avon  (Monarch's Way Association  - 2021 )
Guidebook Monarch's Way Book 2: Stratford-upon-Avon to Charmouth  (Monarch's Way Association  - 2022 )
Guidebook Monarch's Way Book 3: Charmouth to Shoreham  (Monarch's Way Association  - 2021 )
Leaflet Monarch's Way: Accommodation Guide  (Monarch's Way Association )
Certificate Certificate for Monarch's Way  (Monarch's Way Association )
Badge Badge for Monarch's Way  (Monarch's Way Association )

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 127, 138, 139, 150, 151, 162, 163, 172, 173, 182, 183, 184, 185, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198
OS Landranger Active 127, 138, 139, 150, 151, 162, 163, 172, 173, 182, 183, 184, 185, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198
OS Explorer 3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 32, 45, 116, 117, 129, 130, 131, 141, 142, 143, 154, 155, 167, 168, 169, 204, 205, 218, 219, 220, 221, 242, 244
OS Explorer Active 3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 32, 45, 116, 117, 129, 130, 131, 141, 142, 143, 154, 155, 167, 168, 169, 204, 205, 218, 219, 220, 221, 242, 244

Walking Support Providers:

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
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317 km
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366 km
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436 km
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449 km
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449 km
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450 km
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594 km
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755 km

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Connected Paths:

Other Paths
Arun Way Black Pear 50 Blackmore Vale Path Bristol Triangular City Walk Brit Valley Way Bromsgrove Circular Walk Butcombe Trail Celtic Way Church2Church Walks in Warwickshire Coast to Coast - Southern England Cotswold and Malvern Line Rail Trail Cotswold Canals Walk Cotswold Ring Cotswold Round Cotswold Village Trail Cotswolds Walk Donnington Way Elan Valley Way Evenlode Games Way Great Wessex Way Great Wessex Way - Bridport to Sherborne Link Gustav Holst Way Hampshire Way Itchen Valley Churches Trail Kennet and Avon Canal Walk Kinver Clamber Land's End Trail London's Lost Route to the Sea Long Path Macmillan Way - Cotswold Link - Chipping Campden to Banbury Macmillan Way - Cross Britain Way Macmillan Way - Cross Cotswold Pathway Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Mary's Crescent Walk Mendip Ring Meon Valley Churches Walk Meon Valley Trail Midhurst Way Millennium Way (Warks) Navigation Way Nelson Way New Lipchis Way Old Way Orange Way Palladian Way Palladian Way Tetbury Alternative Roman Way Round Dorset Walk Sabrina Way Samaritans Way South West: Bristol to Lynton Sarsen Way Sarum Way Shipwrights Way Shropshire Union Canal Somerset Way South Bristol Circular Walk South Telford Heritage Trail South Telford Way St Kenelm's Way Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Walk Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Walk Summits of Somerset and Avon Sussex Hospices Trail Telford T50 Teme Valley Walk Teme Valley Way Three Choirs Way Three Downs Link Walking the Castles of Sussex Walking the Disused Railways of Sussex Warwickshire Cakes and Ale Trail Wessex Ridgeway Trail West Sussex Literary Trail Wolverhampton Ring Worcester and Birmingham Canal Walk Worcestershire Cakes and Ale Trail Wye to the Thames Wylye Way Wyre Valley Line Rail Trail Click to show 77 more Other Paths

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Route Profile:

947.3 km (588.6 miles)
14,974 m (49,127 ft) ascent
289 m (948 ft)  maximum height

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