Monday 4th May 2020 Kineton

A longer walk today from my front door. Initially I followed the Warden's Way past Sudeley Castle, Sudeley Lodge and Parks Farm to Deadmanbury Gate. Then trhough Guiting Wood to Manor House and up to Kineton. Returning past Sheephouse Barn, around the edge of Guiting Wood joining the Winchcombe Way through Little Farmcote and then on the Gloucestershire Way to return to Winchcombe.  Cool with a hazy sun. The Cotswolds are in my view at their most glorious at this time of the year. Fresh green leaves as the trees and hedgerows come alive, an abundance of wild flowers combined with bright splashes of yellow as the rapeseed fields flower.

13.5 miles and 1800 feet of ascent.

Leaving Winchcombe

Past the gatehouse to Sudeley Castle

The Warden's Way going through Home Parks

Lambs playing

Rapeseed

Cleeve Hill in the far distance

Looking back at the castle and Winchcombe

The new an repaired stone wall perfectly spliced into the old by the Saltway

Guiting Woods

The ford on Critchford Lane

The Halfway House at Kineton

Wisteria

Guiting Woods in the distance

Looking across to North Farmcote

Looking back down on Winchcombe and Langley Hill

Monday 20th April 2020 On the side of Langley Hill

A short walk from home on the side of Langley Hill just above Gretton on some footpaths I have not been on before.

5 miles and 700 feet of ascent.


















This is just above Gretton Hill Farm

Looking across to Alderton Hill

Always good to find some bluebells

Bredon Hill in the distance

Through the woods

Past the alpacas

One of the railway bridges in Gretton

Briefly on the Winchcombe Way

Over the railway track where it goes into the tunnel just before Winchcombe station

Friday 17th April 2020 Social Distancing in Winchcombe Today

Social distancing – something unimaginable just a few weeks ago until this terrible virus took hold. These are four shops in Winchcombe today and this is being repeated across the globe. Stay safe.

The Bakery

The Pharmacy

The Hardware shop

The Co-op

Tuesday 14th April 2020 Langley Hill

A walk from home towards Gretton then over Langley Hill

Looking across to Alderton and Alderton Hill

Spectacular gorse near the top - you can just make out he Malvern Hills in the distance.

Winchcombe

Easter Monday 13th April 20220 Blossom in and around Winchcombe

A very different bank holiday but the sun was shining and so much blossom is out.

In front of the old school

The old Police Station

The River Isbourne

In front of the formal entrance to Sudeley Castle

Friday 3rd April 2020 Fluke's Hill

A short local walk from Winchcombe initially following the Gloucestershire Way steeply up to Flukes Hill. Along the Salt Way for a short distance and back down on the Winchcombe Way.

On the way up looking back to Winchcombe with Langley Hill in the distance.

Greet below with the Malvern Hills in the distance

Looking north

Coming back down on the Winchcombe Way, looking across the Sudeley Valley

St Kenelm's Well in the centre