Tuesday 27th September 2022 - Snowshill

Starting in Snowshill and just for a change we went the other way to the east on footpaths most of us hadn't been on before. About 10 miles with 1000 feet of ascent.

Broadway Tower comes into view as we leave Snowshill

Around the edge of the lavender fields.

Huge bags of seedes waiting to be sowed.

On the Diamond Way

Jockey Stable Cottages all good on this side of the road

Derelict on the other

Another tractor sowing seeds near Snowshill

St Barnabas Church Snowshill

 

Tuesday 20th September 2022 - Sherborne

With the Tuesday Group from Ewepen Barn, Sherborne. Going through Haycroft Bottom, almost to Clapton-on-the-Hill. Then down to New Bridge and returning past Broadmoor Farm, Northfield Copse and Sherbourne. About 8 miles with 700 feet of ascent.

Ewepen Barn

Heading down to Duckleston Mill where we found a badly injured deer. We checked at a nearby house and they were aware of it and reported it to the local farmer

Crossing the River Sherborne Brook.

Going through Haycroft Bottom

The River Windrush by New Bridge

Sherborne

Man and his dog.

 

Sunday 18th September 2022 Winchcombe - Hailes - Farmcote

A walk with the Cleeve ramblers from Winchcombe following the Cotswold Way to Hailes Abbey and up to Farmcote. Returning on the Winchcombe Way over Salters Hill and down through Stancombe Woods. Just over 8 miles with 800 feet of ascent

Approaching Hailes

Hailes Abbey

Hailes Church

An intersting barn in Farmcote

St Faith Church, Farmcote

A group photo

Little Farmcote

The woods on Flukes Hill

Grand view over Greet to the Malvern Hills

 

Tuesday 13th September 2022 - To Widecombe Fair

Back with my friends on Dartmoor for a walk across Hamel Down from Firth Bridg to Widecombe Fair. A typical atmospheric Dartmoor day with low cloud and rain on the way there and on the way back. Relatively dry whilst in Widecombe although it was clear the weather had reduced the numbers attending.

Up to Grimspound and into the cloud and rain

Going up the first steeper bit to Hameldown Tor

The trig point and Cairn near Hameldown Tor.

A warning sigh about fires on the morr which Brenda had picked up made it look like she might be about to spontaneously combust!

On Hamel Down the clouds suddenly blew away.

Going down.

Widecombe-in-the-Moor and the annual fair which was being held again for the first time in 3 years. The rain eased for a while.

Steeply back up again on the way back

We spent some time looking for the little Stoneslade Cross which we couldn't find.

The Highland cattle near the road by the cars.