| Monarch's Way | |
|---|---|
 Waymark on a public footpath | |
| Length | 615 mi (990 km) |
| Location | Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset, England. |
| Trailheads | Worcester – Shoreham-by-Sea |
| Use | Hiking |
| Sights | Cotswolds, Mendip Hills |
The Monarch's Way is a 625-mile (1,006 km)[1] long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.[2] It runs from Worcester via Bristol and Yeovil to Shoreham, West Sussex.
All of the route is waymarked,[3] using a logo with a drawing of the ship Surprise above a Prince of Wales three-point feathered crown on a silhouette of the Royal Oak tree (which is at Boscobel House). The route is shown as a series of green diamonds on the Ordnance Survey (larger scale) 1:25000 maps, and of red diamonds on its 1:50000 maps.
The route was established in 1994 by Trevor Antill,[4] and was published in a three volume guide (see Further reading below). The trail is maintained by the Monarch's Way Association in partnership with local highway authorities.[5]
- ^ "The Monarch's Way". The Monarch's Way Association. 2 February 2006.
- ^ "The Monarch's Way". The Quinton Oracle. 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "Monarch's Way". www.jont.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Enfield, Lizzie (21 May 2021). "Big walk: Monarch's Way". Walk: Magazine of the Ramblers. Rambler's Association. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Supplier: Monarch's Way Association". LWDA. The Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 5 September 2021.