Tuesday 25th July 2023 - Mickleton

A circular walk from Mickleton around Meon Hill. Steeply up at first to Kiftsgate Court and Hidcote then gently undulating around the hill 7 miles.

Meon Hill ahead

One of the eight Ebrington parish boundary stones to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - erected in 2012

A tight path through the rapeseed - ready for harvesting I think

A bit easier through the corn field

Heading back to Mickleton

Tuesday 18th July 2023 - Stroud

This week to the other end of the Cotswolds and starting in Stroud. Going through Callowell and up through Randwick to join the Cotswold Way in Standish Wood.  Taking the Topograph and Haresfield Beacon, around Haresfield Hill. Almost to Edge and Painswick and then a lower route back to Stroud.  11 miles with 1800 feet of ascent

The topograph

On to the Haresfield Beacon with fine views......

.....to the escarpement

.....the river Severn

....as a wind surfer went past

Good to see the 'scary' doll is still there as you come along the Cotswold Way in the other direction.

The Cromwell Stone celebrating the raising of the seige of Gloucester in the Civil War

The half way stone on the Cotswold Way

13.07.23 Malvern Hills

An early start to walk from the car park at the base of British Camp along all the hill tops to End Hill and back again. Not too hot and a superb walk in one of my favourite places - 9 miles with 2100 feet of ascent.

Black Hill

Pinnacle Hill

Towards Jubilee Hill, Perserverance Hill with the Worcestershire Beacon in the far distance

Perserverance Hill

Worcestershire Beacon

On top Worcestershire Beacon with a group doing their DoE Silver.

Looking back

End Hill not been on that one before

Looking back to North Hill on the left and Table Hill on the right

From the other side 

Worcestershire Beacon

The topograph

12th July 2023 - Eckington

An easy 3.5 mile walk with the Probus group from Eckington to follow the river Avon.  A super lunch afterwards at the Anchor.

Strensham locks

Lot of geese on the other side

Tuesday 11th July 2023 - Church Enstone

A longer drive to Oxfordshire. Starting in Church Enstone and initially going through Heythrop Park to Chalford Park. Then around the edge of Chipping Norton golf club to join Shakespeare's Way to bring us back to the start. An easy 8 miles with 500 feet of ascent. A dull morning but at least it didn't rain.

St Kenelm's Church, Church Enstone

This is an old Ermine Moth web

 Chipping Norton golf course

These young bullocks were very inquisitive - they kept coming to see us, up close!

Chickory

The hamlet of Lidstone