Sunday 29th September 2019, Overbury

A circular walk from Overbury ove Bredon Hill. Through Kemerton and up to the top. Gently down along the ridge to Ashton-Under Hill and back through Grafton and Beckford Coppice. Mainly dry but with showers all around it was inevitable that one would come our way. Very wet for a while and a good test of the waterproofs!

10.5 miles and 1500 feet ascent.






Leaving Overbury where one member found a bargain.

The Lychgate at St Faiths Church

Rather splendid thatched cottage in Kemerton

The steeper bit on the way up.

Lunch stop in The Warren

Parson Folly on Bredon Hill

Towards the Malvern Hills

Storm clouds gather

Mistletoe

And then the rain came and very wet it was too for a short while.

After the rain looking across to Dixton Hill and Oxenton Hill

Thursday 26th September 2019, Turkdean

Much better weather for the walk today. Starting in Turkdean and a circular walk using the Diamond Way, Gloucestershire Way and Macmillan Way through Hazleton, Salperton Park, Notgrave and Cold Aston.

11 miles and 1100 feet ascent.







Leaving Turkdean

Hazleton

St Andrew Church, Hazleton

Going down towards Hazleton Grove

Shades of autumn as the leaves start to turn

Going past Farhill Farm

Looking back by Kitehill Barn

Notgrove

Just past Bangup Barn on the way back

Wednesday 25th September 2019 Winchcombe

Sunshine and lots of showers for the walk today. Out from Winchcombe, past the Castle, Sudeley Lodge and Parks Farm to Deadmanbury Gate. From here we took the Campden Lane track past Farmcote Wood Farm. This is a recently completed new build and in the form of a 'Stately House'. It is almost invisible but we did get a glimpse of it. We continued on to Beckbury Camp before returning on the Cotswold Way through Hailes.

11 miles and 1500 feet ascent.






Looking towards Parks Farm

Looking back towards Winchcombe

Craftsmen at work - rebuilding the stone wall.

The new 'Stately Home' - Farmcote Wood Farm

Winchcombe and Langley Hill

Coming down from Beckbury Camp

Wednesday 4th September 2019 Cotswold Way Cam Peak to Haresfield CP

The fifth section from Cam Peak to Haresfield beacon car park. We were dropped at the car park just below Cam Peak. The Cotswold Way doesn't go over the peak but four of us decided to do this an meet the other on the path just below. Then over Cam Long Down before going steeply down and up again to walk on the escarpemnt to Coaley Peak with fantastic views across the river Severn. On to Kings Stanley and down to cross the canal then gently up to Westrip, Maiden Hill and finally through Standish Wood.

10.5 mles and 2353 feet ascent.


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At the start below Cam Peak

Cam Long Down

Steeply down and then up again

The topograph at Coaley Peak

Looking back to Cam Long Down

The Long Barrow at Coaley Peak

Through Buckholt Wood

Lunch stop near Woodside Farm with a view of the rest of the walk to Standish Wood

Fields of maize around Middleyard

The vineyard and ....

...the grapes - not yet ready for harvesting

Looking back

The alternative Cotswold Way route over Selsley Common

On the final ascent.