We work with a number of other organisations to improve accessibility in the Cotswolds. Our Cotswolds Voluntary Wardens work all year round to maintain and improve pathways across the Cotswolds. This often includes clearing overgrowth, mending boardwalks, steps and footbridges, repairing or replacing gates, and maintaining waymarking and signage.
Where we can, we are also working to improve accessibility on routes. This might take the shape of surface improvements, or replacing stiles with kissing gates, installing Radar Key gates, improving waymarking and signage, or video documenting routes.
Our guided walk leaders are keen to welcome more walkers too, and we are beginning to roll out training for walk leaders to teach them how to effectively guide walkers with visual impairments.
We have, over the years, also worked with organisations like the Disabled Ramblers group to co-create routes which are suitable for off-road mobility scooters. You can search for these routes on our Self Guided Walks page, using the filter tool. There are a range of options: from ‘Walks on Wheels’, to an eight mile route around Winchcombe designed for off-road mobility scooters.
For self-guided routes, our filter tool allows you to look for routes which suit you best. Whether that’s short routes, routes defined by terrain, those defined by travel and amenities, or those which are closest (or furthest) from home, there are lots of ways to find the best route to explore the Cotswolds with.
Work to widen the welcome will always continue to develop, so we will always endeavour to continue to improve things wherever and however we can.
Accessibility elsewhere
The Cotswolds National Landscape Board does not own any land, property, or venues. So, if you have any queries about accessibility at accommodation, attractions, restaurants and eateries, parks or nature reserves, or on public transport, our best advice is to check with those individual places before travelling.