Walk away from Tewkesbury Abbey and the town centre. Cross the River Swilgate and continue to a pair of iron gates. Stay on the tarmac path as it traverses the area known as The Vineyards, where the monks of the abbey once cultivated grapes. It’s now an open grassy area, home to several sports clubs. Notice a commemorative plinth on your right and keep to the left of the cemetery. Soon reach a road, cross into Conigree Lane, then turn immediately right, taking the path that runs to the left of houses. This will bring you to Gloucester Road, at a point where a wing of the Yorkist army stood.

Turn left along the pavement. Walk 100yds (91m) beyond a bus stop, then turn left along a path, towards houses. At the end swing right to follow another path, turning left at a corner. This brings you to a gate on your right into Margaret’s Camp. The field, named after Margaret of Anjou, is believed to be where the Lancastrian army bivouacked before the battle. Keep ahead and cross the field to a gate on the far side. Turn right along a cycle path, return to Gloucester Road and turn right again, passing Gupshill Manor across the road. Continue along the road to the second bus stop, cross to the gate beside it and enter a field.

Walk across the pasture to the other side. Ignore the ‘Battle Trail’ sign to your right and go 50yds (46m) to cross a stile leading over a small brook. This is thought to be the point where King Edward stood. Continue ahead beside a fenced-off barn conversion and a house, Crosslands, to reach a lane. Turn right now on Lincoln Green Lane and right again at the next T-junction. After about 50yds (46m) turn left through a kissing gate into Bloody Meadow, where the remnants of the Lancastrian right wing were slain.

Follow the grassy path with trees and vegetation on the right and then onto a road. Turn right, pass a depot and meet Gloucester Road yet again. Opposite are The Vineyards. Turn left and follow the pavement to The Bell Hotel at the corner of Mill Street. Turn left here, down to the Abbey Mill. At this point cross over to The Ham. Turn right to follow the bank of the Mill Avon.

Just before a flour mill turn right over a footbridge. Turn left (Back of Avon) at traffic lights and a bridge and keep ahead into Red Lane, curving right to the High Street. Turn right, noting Tewkesbury’s historic timber-framed buildings, then half right at the main junction along Church Street and left into Gander Lane to return to the start.