Our verdict
Civil War history, racecourse gallops and Cotswold-edge views ten minutes from Bath. Follow the Cotswold Way along the scarp and the walking is effortless.
The high plateau north of Bath where the Cotswold Way runs past the Grenville monument and the site of the 1643 Battle of Lansdown, with big drops to the Avon valley either side.
Open access land under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act. You're free to roam on foot beyond the paths. Dogs on a short lead 1 March to 31 July and around livestock.