Looking for a shorter drive in Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England? These routes have estimated driving times of up to 90 minutes, excluding stops. Allow extra time for viewpoints and breaks. Roads featured include A438, A46, B4077.
Short on time? B4068 and A436: Stow to Andoversford has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 24 minutes before stops.
Cross from the Severn-side country into the high Cotswolds on the B4077. The climb by Stanway Hill and the open country beyond Ford give this direct road its appeal.
Combine the B4077 with the B4068 and Cleeve Hill in a focused western Cotswold circuit. It concentrates on the crossing roads instead of adding village-centre sightseeing spurs.
Leave Stow on the B4068 and continue along the A436 to Andoversford. Keep to the through-road above Naunton; dropping into the village is an optional excursion rather than part of the driving line.
Pair the B4425 with the upper Thames country on a loop through Burford, Lechlade and Fairford. The northern half supplies the Cotswold driving road; the southern return changes the landscape without retracing it.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
B4068 and A436: Stow to Andoversford is the shortest by route distance, at 12 miles, with an estimated driving time of 24 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
Cleeve Hill, B4077 and Naunton Through-road Loop is the longest by route distance, at 39 miles. Its estimated driving time is 1 hr 18 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
2 routes start and finish in the same place, including Cleeve Hill, B4077 and Naunton Through-road Loop. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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