(This walk was done in November 2021) There is something quite exciting in reaching the end of a goal. I really, really wanted to walk the whole of the Cotswold Way before year end and time was running out on me. The weather was turning cold and wet, the days were getting shorter... and I… Continue reading Cotswold Way final stretch, Tormarton to Bath, 18 miles (28.8km)
I can't quite believe I am so close to finishing this national trail. It's been such an amazing experience... The problem now is that it's getting quite a long way away from where I live and even if I drive myself to the start of the next segment... I still need someone to pick me… Continue reading Cotswold Way part 6, Wotton-Under-Edge to Tormarton, 16miles (25.7km)
I was lying in bed on Saturday morning listening out for the rain. It is fair to say, without sounding overtly dramatic that the weather lately has been absolutely abysmal, right? My body feels out of kilt with the world... I mean, normally by now the heating is off - last year the AGA was… Continue reading Cotswold Way part 5, Westrip to Wotton-Under-Edge, 16.6 miles (26.8 km)
Gone off pist with this one a little bit... I skipped the Crickley Hill country park section because I had already walked it so many times and fancied something new AND I didn't want to have to cross the very busy junction by the Air Balloon pub. If it had been a weekend it might… Continue reading Cotswold Way part 4, Air Balloon roundabout to Westrip, 19 miles (29km)
Another crisp and sunny day. Blue sky, fresh breeze. Perfect walking weather. Picked up the trail exactly when I finished last time, near Cleeve Hill Golf Club... the markers are pretty visible, most of the time, there are a lot of different paths and it's not always obvious which one to follow, but if you… Continue reading Cotswold Way, part 3 – Cleeve Hill to Ullenwood 12 1/2 miles (20km)
Another sunny day, another section of the Cotswold Way. Another gorgeous walk. This time the husband came too and we managed to get the eldest offspring to get out of bed 1/2 a day earlier than normal to drop us off in the exact spot I had finished the walk last time... that lovely bench… Continue reading Cotswold Way, part 2 – Stanway to Cleeve Hill – 13 miles (21km)
If you, like me, enjoy walking around in the Cotswolds you will have encountered signposts with the famous acorn and walked along part of the Cotswold Way many a times... but have you ever had the itch of walking the whole length of it? I thought about it many a times, I have bought books,… Continue reading Cotswold Way, part 1 – Chipping Camden to Stanway – 12 miles (19.5km)
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