Wednesday 27th October - Diamond Way

This section took us from Notgrove through Hazleton, Turkdean,Hampnett and Northleach to Farmington. 10.5 miles with 1100 feet of ascent and led by the Cotswold Wardens.

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Leaving Notgrove

Past the glamping site.

To the cross roads.

All Saints Church in Hazleton for a coffee stop.

Unususal sign.

On the track towards Turkdean

The mizzly rain came in for  a while

Arriving in Hampnett

St George's Church

The chancel is decorated in russett coloured stencilling and is a recreation of medieval art carried out in 1868.

More detail

 A short walk to Northleach where we stopped for lunch

Lest we forget

Church of St Peter, Farmington

Tuesday 26th October 2021 Andoversford

Eleven of us for the Tuesday walk from Andoversford. Out to Puckham Woods and up to West Down. Returning through Wardens Wood to Brockhampton and then taking the higher path over Elsdown Covert to Andoversford. About 10 miles with 800 feet of ascent.

On the Sabrina Way down through Wardens Wood

Charlton Pool in the trees - usually empty but a watershed.

A rather dull morning!

Brockhampton

Lunch

Towards Elsdown Covert

The quarry near Syreford

Syreford

Tuesday 12th October 2021 Down Ampney

An easy flat 12 mile walk from Down Ampney going through Poulton, Ampney St Peter, Ampney St Mary, Ampney Crucis and Driffield on a wonderful autumn day.

Shades of Autumn

Holy Rood Church, Ampney Crucis

Ampney Brook

St Mary's Church, Ampney St Mary

Celtic Cross carved from a dead tree.

St Mary's Church Driffield

Tuesday 5th October 2021 Winchcombe to Chaarlton Abbots

An easy sevem mile walk from Winchcombe following the Cotswold Way up to Corndean Lane. Past Humblebee Cottages to look at the controversial footpath down to Wadfield Farm.  Then past Goldwell Farm to Charlton Abbots for our coffee break. A place which was once a leper colony established by the monks from Winchcombe Abbey. Returning to Winchcombe through Waterhatch and past Sudeley Castle.

Looking down on Winchcombe

A lonley stile - the fence has long since been removed.

The splendidly isolated Goldwell Farm - does anyone live here?

St Martins Church, Charlton Abbotts

Just below the church is this little reservoir which presumably was built to work with the water wheel at Waterhatch

Waterhatch

Returning past Sudeley Castle