Our first walk of the week. We decided that we would try and walk some sections of the Cotswold Way this week. It is a 102 mile national trail going from the SW to the NE of the Cotswolds. The word 'wolds' means rolling hills and that really sums up the Cotswolds. In between the rolling hills you find quaint villages built from honey coloured stone.
Today's walk would be mainly on the Cotswold Way and then we would leave it after a few miles to circle back to where we are staying.
The bluebells were really past their best but we could still see a few clumps in flower.
We lost count of the number of stiles we had to climb over. In Kent where I walk frequently most stiles have been replaced with kissing gates which make the walk more accessible. Climbing over high stiles becomes increasingly more difficult as I get older.
There were some steeper inclines than perhaps the word rolling suggests.
No end to the stunning views.
A well maintained wooden bridge with a small stile at the end.
The walk took us through the village of Painswick.
The church is from the 14th century with the spire added in 1632. Sadly is was destroyed by lighning in 1883 and then later rebuilt. The churchyard is known for its 99 yew trees, planted in 1792. Legend has it that a hundredth can never be grown because the devil will pull it out.
Just outside the village back on the Cotswold Way is a memorial to Tony Drake a principal creator of Cotswold Way.
In the village where we are staying is this house covered in wisteria.
The photos are nice.Your accommodation house looks great from the outside. I hope it was good on the inside.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you did quite a trek. Great photos and that's a lot of Yew trees in one space! Wisteria looks lovely but I'd be a bit worried about it damaging brickwork.
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