Saturday 16th May - Winchcombe Walking Festival - Coln Trail from Whittington

 

Co-leading a walk for the Winchcombe Walking Festival following the Coln trail walk from Whittington back to Winchcombe. 9 miles

The new bridge over the boggy bit by the lake at Syreford Mill

Syreford Mill

Sevenhampton

Beside the River Coln

St Andrew Church, Sevenhampton

The old brewery in Brockhampton.

St Martin Church, Charlton Abbots

Waterhatch

Friday 15th February 2024 - Winchcombe Walking Festival - Naunton to Winchcombe

Co-leading a walk for the Winchcombe Walking Festival starting with tour around the stables for National Hunt trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. Then back to Winchcombe through Naunton, Guiting Power, Guiting Wood and Sudeley Castle. 8 miles

In the stables

The blacksmith was at work

The one month old foals were a star attraction

All the horses came to say hello

On the gallops

Nigel answers questions

The hydrotherapy pool for the horses

A short walk down to Naunton and the Dovecote

St  Andrew's Church, Naunton with the twin sun dials

St Michael's Church, Guiting Power

Coffee stop in Guiting 

Winchcombe comes into view

Tuesday 14th May 2024 North of Moreton-in-Marsh, Aston Magna and Lower Lemington

We started just north of Morton-in- marsh initially heading through Dorm and then we missed the turning for the footpath and headed into the woods through some difficult ground eventually coming out in a large timber yard. These thing do sometimes happen! We continued on our walk going through Lower Lemington, past the fishing lakes returning through Upper Lemington. 7 miles with 500ft ascent.

On the Diamond Way

Into the woods

Negotiating a fallen tree....

Through the boggy bit...

Down a steeper bank...

Into the timber yard and back to normal

Aston Magna

Lower Lemington

Church of St Leonard, Lower Lemington

Just to prove we were on a proper path