River Severn and Apperley from Tewkesbury

Date of walk : 07/06/23
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We were staying at the Caravan and Motorhome camping site next to Tewkesbury Abbey so had no parking issues. From the Tourist Information Office we purchased a "Yellow Walk Map" for the area with a scale of 1:16 000 which can be read without my reading glasses. Odda's Chapel is definitely worth the slight detour, cool inside with information sheets to read. On a very hot day a pint of orange squash at the Coalhouse Inn hit the spot. When we turned inland we were glad of the larger scale map we'd purchased as it helped us keep to the route as described. We thoroughly enjoyed the mix of easy riverside walking and the views on the return. Thank you

Date of walk : 03/09/22
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely walk but either the way markers have gone or the description wasn’t great as it was really difficult to establish where we were supposed to walk on the inland section of the walk.
Things got tricky as soon as we turned inland from the pub and we had to deviate to lanes on several occasions to complete the walk. It was further and took longer than suggested.
Lots of people and dogs on the section along The Severn. Really lovely views at several points. Didn’t see any other walkers on the inland section. Lovely river walk and beautiful countryside. We would recommend but use an OS map.

Date of walk : 23/07/21
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Plenty of points for the dog to swim in the Severn. The walk can be shortened at Deerhurst ... take the time to explore the church there.

Date of walk : 26/03/21
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very much enjoyed this walk- lovely views, sunshine and lambs in the fields. Also great finding a longer walk without too much hill action!
Route was easy to follow. As another person has noted - you can park for free along the lane or at the bottom of the lane there is a picnic spot/fishing area with a small area to park in.

Date of walk : 12/11/20
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This was a good walk done in calm clear weather so the first section along the banks of the Severn Turning was particularly pleasant. Inland from the Inn there were only two short uphill stretches and, as might be expected in November, some of the gateways and wet areas were particularly muddy. We met very few people and although the information was correct, a couple of times it was better to rely on the map as signage wasn’t always obvious. We found ourselves doing a longer than anticipated stretch round the golf course and I agree with another post which suggests that the whole route is a little longer than given. But a good day out and certainly think it worth doing it again in reverse to enjoy more of the western views.

Date of walk : 24/10/20
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Varied walk, just two short upward stretches . Lovely view at too of one. Very quiet, we saw very few people in a sunny Sunday morning, but it was after a few days if rain.

Date of walk : 14/06/20
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I wish I had read the reviews first as this walk backwards would have been wonderful

Date of walk : 18/05/20
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It was a very good walk but I suggest u walk it backwards as u will be facing the hills on route then the easy bit along the river on the way back. 😁👍

Date of walk : 02/08/19
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely level walk following the river bank until we had to divert to the tarmac lanethat leads to the Coalhouse Inn because the path had become impenetrable. Having looked forward to some lunchtime refreshments at the pub, it was very obviously closed. We learnt it was only open on Friday & Saturday evenings as they couldn't make it pay. We turned inland as instructed, but found the footpath sign had been moved & led in the wrong direction, so we ended up retracing our steps to the tarmac lane & found our way to Deerhurst by road, then rejoined the river path via Odda's chapel, so missed out on the inland route. In all we made it about 10 miles.

Date of walk : 01/06/19
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An enjoyable walk leaving and returning to Tewkesbury. Much of the walk is level ground following the River Severn - easy to follow. Moving inland, several places of interest to look at and a bit more difficult walk back to the starting point. Try to go when the weathers good and there is therefore more to see on the river. Plenty of refreshments in Tewkesbury. If you need to reduce the length of the walk a bit try parking at the bottom of Lower Lode Lane next to the Boat Club and walk to and from there

Thank you for letting us know that directions were a little short on this walk. If you have any suggestions on how we can add to or improve the walk description, please do let us know!

Date of walk : 18/11/18
Clarity of route description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful easy walk from Tewkesbury but route instructions a little sparse, tended to rely on the map more, as written directions were not entirely accurate.

Glad to hear you like the website!

Date of walk : 20/10/18
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This website looks a lovely resource and I've been meaning to complete this walk for a while.

Downloaded the GPX - which was enough for me to follow. Lovely autumn day, just had to deal with a detour caused by a WW2 Bomb..... most unexpected.

Photos and story at my blog - https://mappiman.blogspot.com/2018/10/21...

I'm sure this won't be the last walk I complete from this site. Thanks so much.

Date of walk : 08/07/18
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Really enjoyed the walk, things of interest on both sides of the river. It was very hot so we didn’t complete the return walk but we’ll definitely do it later in the year