Haresfield Beacon Wednesday 31stOctober 2018

Starting from the National Trust car park for Haresfield Beacon on a lovely sunny warm morning.  Down through Standish Wood and then back on to the Cotswold Way for a while. Then down over Ocker Hill for a coffee break. On through Ruscombe Farm to Whiteshill and up through Pitchcombe Wood. The lunch stop was by the disused quarry on Scottsquare Hill. Re-joining the Cotswold Way to the Haresfield Beacon and back to the start.

Just over 9 miles and 1963 feet.

With the Gloucs Mid Week ramblers.





Going down through Standish Woods

On Maiden Hill looking south - Cam Long Down in the distance.

Stroud

The Severn bridges just visible.

Whiteshill

The horse wanted to come with us.

Looking south down the Painswick Valley

Lunch at the quarry with Painswick in the distance

The Cromwell Stone which commerorates the raising of the siege of Gloucester in the Civil War.

A warm welcome from the doll in the barn.

Coming up on Ring Hill

The Haresfield Beacon

Bunker's Bank

The 3D topograph.

Jubilee Bridge Fladbury 28th October

A frosty start with a cool north westerly wind. Starting from the Jubilee bridge near Fladbury. South through Cropthorne and out past Smokey Farm. Across to the little ridge near Lower Haselor House. Through the orchards at Boston Farm and on to the edge of Hampton. North on Red Lane and louping through Charlton. Finally out to the weir and lock at Fladbury before returning to the start. A fairly flat walk, just under 8 miles with a height gain of 400 feet.

With the Cleeve Ramblers.

Across the field and up to the little ridge.

Coffee stop in the cool wind.

The view across to the Malvern Hills.

Stairway to Heaven?

A hugh number of scrap cars in the field just before the.....

..orchards. A high fence to keep you away from the apple trees.

Lunch stop by the ditch sheltering from the wind.

The weir at Fladbury and....

...the lock

Severn Springs 24th October 2018

A fine cool morning starting from the Hungry Horse at Severn Springs. On the Cotswold Way and up to Hartley Hill with fine views across Cheltenham. On to Leckhampton Hill. Continuing on the Cotswold Way to the National Star College. On to South Hill and Long Barrow. Through Coldwell Bottom and on to Cowley Wood for our lunch stop. Down through the wood and on to Cockleford. Then up and up to Upper Coberley and back to the start.

Just over 11 miles with a gain of 1451 feet. Total time for walk just over 5 hours.

With the Gloucestershir mid-week ramblers.





On the way up to Hartley Hill.

The view across Cheltenham with the Eagle Tower - many hours spent in that building.

The topograph on Hartley Hill.

Coldwell Bottom.

The track down through Cowley Wood.

Wild flowers galore at the end of October.

St Kenelms Well 23rd October 2018

A short walk from Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire Way to Fluke's Hill and Monk's Hole. A short distance along the Salt Way on to the Winchombe Way and then across to St Kenelm's Well. On to Sudeley Hill Farm. Back into Winchombe on the Warden's Way.

6 miles and a height gain of 900 feet.







Looking back over Winchcombe.

Free range geese.

St Kenelm's Well

Dead tree above Sudeley Hill Farm