Tuesday 11th April 2025 Great Tew

Our walk from Great Tew. Not a place I get to very often. Going through the edge of Heythrop Park, Church Enstone, Cleveley and past Soho Farmhouse. A dull gloomy morning and muddy underfoot but it always good to be out! 10 miles with 800 feet ascent.

Great Tew

Past the Llamas

Heading into Heythrop Park

Enstone

Cleveley

Snowdrops always a sign that better things are to come

Around Soho Farmhouse - the site is much bigger than I expected

Past the footballers House

Back into Great Tew

Crimea House - Great Tew

4th February 2025 - Hidcote

From Hidcote and up to the masts. Then to Foxcote House, on to Ebrington and Hidcote Boyce, back up the hill and down our orignal track. 7 miles with 800 feet ascent

Looking across to Bredon Hill with the Malvern hills in the far distance

Foxcote House

One of the Ebrington stones

Tuesday 28th January 2025 Bredon Hill

A walk from Ashton-under-Hill.  The forecast was for heavy rain during the walk and this was after several days of continuous rain. Not surprising there were only four of us on the walk. It was very wet and slippery in places underfoot but the forecast weather was much worse than the reality. We headed up into the clouds but on reaching the tower the clouds cleared and we could see the Malvern hills. 8.5 miles and 1000 feet ascent.

Going up with Dumbleton hill in the distance

No views just cloud

We stopped for coffee at the topograph - the tower is only just visible........

As we started walking again the cloud had lifted and we could see Great Malvern in the distance

Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Lower Slaughter

A loop from Lower Slaughter taking in Cold Aston. Foggy at first but then the sun came out. Cool and a perfect day for a winter walk. 8 miles with 900 feet ascent. 

Always a joy to walk through one of the Cotswolds prettiest places but some extra drama today as the bin lorry whilst reversing in had gone a bit too close to the edge.

A stop for coffee with the sheep

Clearing away the ivy in the woods

In the field below two deer - they were aware we there but not quite sure exactly sure where....

Going across the airstrip

Into Cold Aston - which way would you go?

Always a sign that things are going to get better

On getting back to Lower Slaughter it was good to see the bin lorry had been pulled away from the edge using the winch on a giant recovery truck.

We were joined today by James and Lucy who came with us for the first time.