My Country Walks



Welcome to my new blog following my move to the Cotswolds in early 2018.

Previously living on the edge of Dartmoor I shared details of my walks on Dartmoor on my previous blog My Dartmoor Walks. As I explore this new area I will share details of the routes here.

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Tuesday 7th July 2026 Naunton

From Naunton following the Warden's Way to Upper and Lower Slaughter. Returning on the Macmillan Way and the Windrush Way. On the edge of another heat wave with temperatures in the high 20C's at the end. It was hot! 10 miles with 900 feet ascent.


Naunton


Not much rain for a while so our green and pleasant land is going brown again.

The ford at Upper Slaughter



Iconic Lower Slaughter






The railway bridge for the disused railway line at Bowman's Hay

Returning to Naunton and the dovecote


Thursday 2nd July 2026 Cold Aston

A 10 mile solo walk from Cold Aston and a recce for another day later in the year. With the promise of higher temperatures I started walking at 7:30am. Major road works in Cold Aston which will go on until October! Initially on the path around Folly Farm then on the Gloucestershire Way to Notgrove to Salperton. South to Hazleton on the Diamond Way to Turkdean and returning to Cold Aston

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The avenue of trees in the distance on the Gloucestershire Way


Rolling Cotswold landscape





St Andrew's church Hazleton

Turkdean


Tuesday 30th June 2026 - Guiting Power

On some new paths (at least for me) from Guiting Power going past the Cotswold Farm Park and returning through Kineton. 7 miles and only 500 feet elevation.




Wild flower meadows

The Cotswold Farm Park

Ford at Kineton


Tuesday 16th June 2026 Winchcombe

From Winchcombe and steeply up Langley Hill. Past The Drover and down to Cockbury Butts then up to Cleeve Hill returning past Postlip Mills. 8 miles and 100 feet ascent


 Going up Langley Hill with Winchcombe below


Looking across to Bredon Hill


The Drover



Cleeve Hill


Wednesday 10th June 2026 Bude north

Always good to be back on the coast. A perfect day for a walk with bright sunshine and a cool breeze (well a bit more than that on the cliff tops). Following the route of my Dartmoor friends the day before, sadly I wasn't able to join them on that day but great to meet up with them before they left. A countryside walk to begin with through the green lanes to Ploughill and Northcott beach then up to Sandy Mouth returning on the coast path. 8 miles  with 1000 feet of ascent. 



Ploughill

St Olaf's church, Ploughill


Northcott beach

Coast path from Sandy Mouth





Northcott beach

Crooklets beach Bude