and then the breakfast that followed
before heading to the nearby town of Winchcombe where we recorded this sign
and a local street scene
as well as a sign about the great war
before observing some flowers
After a good night's sleep, we checked out the breakfast menu
and then the breakfast that followed
before heading to the nearby town of Winchcombe where we recorded this sign
and a local street scene
as well as a sign about the great war
before observing some flowers
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and the day's first sign for the dog collection
before we passed through this kissing gate to begin our hike for the day
guided by signs such as these all the way
and then we came to the next stile
as Suzanne moved through the foliage
and we admired remarkable views
and guiding signs. Such was not the case for the entire day as we unfortunately discovered.
The scenery was spectacular
as we approached Corndean Hall
and saw this pillbox that had been used during the way for armaments
and looked out across fields, there would be many during the day, of beautiful flowers
as Suzanne posed by the pillbox
and we made our way on to the cricket field
moving our way up the hill
to where the horses seemed to spend their day admiring the view
as I waited for Suzanne to climb the last bit of this hill
and so admired what I saw
including the village below
before we came to the next gate
as Suzanne continued her climb
and we reached this sign which didn't say anything of value.
Marching on, we ran into many sheep
as we made our way down the road
towards a sign that said Hill Barn though it was a challenge to read the sign
but this was the barn area
and the view below to the village we had left
as we walked through yellow fields of amazing flowers
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as we continued through the fields until we saw this remarkable stone wall (of which there were many)
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which Suzanne took
as we saw more remarkable fields in the distance
though we had arrived at Belas Knap Long Barrow
which is a prehistoric burial ground as described in this poster
and so proceeded to explore the various openings
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before we took a final photo
and headed off to a place where there was moss by the side of the path
and the yellow fields continued to pop up
along with this view down towards the city
and an alternate view of the fields around us which gave a remarkable panorama
which amused Suzanne
and walking down a final hill, we ran into this couple from Seattle who were marching from B&B to B&B and having their baggage carried for them
and then saw this sign which signifies a ruin (in this case Belas Knap)
and headed through the woods
seeing this other sign signifying a ruin
before Suzanne climbed another stile
and we were suitably warned about the company we might be keeping
but all we saw were these mushrooms growing on a tree
and this warning sign about the electricity
before we came to a sign signifying our path
and this shade ramada at a
house we passed
which had this warning sign
and this yard
but we marched on
and saw Sudeley Castle
and the town in the distance
and so continued the path
to and past this house
stopping to admire the flowers
as Suzanne made her way
to and across the little foot bridge
which brought the town church a bit closer
in the sky scape of the town
and so we kept walking past flowers
realizing we were almost there yet
but we got diverted by the possibility of a visit to the castle and so we went through the outer gates
to this water which may have been the original moat
and past a remarkable playground at the castle
complete with zip line
stopping to get the sign for the collection of dog photos
before we reached the castle and decided to skip a visit there
but we did record these signs for the collection of dog signs
before passing the little Letting Shop which rented housing
and found this unwelcome sign on our windshield because we hadn't realized that there was a parking time limit.
Before departing, I recorded the pages that describe the walk we just complete, so as not to miss any details.
Then we were off to Broadway where the car was parked (but we were aware of time limits) and so we captured a street scene
and then a menu that seemed like it might be a mistake
and more street scenes
including the vegetables and fruit
while being warned about the importance of minding one's head
and then we explored the town green and shops
before deciding to have lunch at Hinters
where this was the menu
and our ploughman's plate.
Our next stop was Stow-on-the-Wold where we did some exploring
and captured this sign for the dog collection
en route to the church
which recorded the Battle of Stow
where there was an interesting policy
and we learned about how the clock was wound for 110 years before it was automated
and then recorded these signs for the dog collection
and this sign at the oldest hotel in England (or so they claim)
even as we noted the road sign that would take us onward and home
and we then drove on towards the Slaughters but in Lower Slaughter I was given an unfortunate description by an unhappy person (and I don't know what I did wrong) and in Upper Slaughter we didn't find the center of town
though we did get this sign in Lower Slaughter.
Next we drove on to Guiting Power where we parked behind a car with this license plate
and then went by the old post office
which was near the starting point of our walk which took us past these sheep
and flowers
on the way to the stone quarries from which the houses have been built for over 500 years
with this barn marking a key point on our tour
as Suzanne read about our way
when we came to a Wardens Way sign which suggested we were doing ok
and so we didn't pay a lot of attention to this sign
as we made our way over an interesting type of bridge
and walked on
past fields of poppies
mixed with fields of yellow
and poppies.
Since it was advertised as a 2 mile walk and we felt the we had already walked 2 miles, we were concerned to see this sign but felt that there must be a short cut
as we headed down the trail to a ford which keeps cars away
and the ford was crossed by us by this bridge, of a type that came from prehistoric times
and this led us, unfortunately incorrectly, to fields of livestock, who while cute became less cute
as we continued to back and forth looking for the right road and asking people who couldn't help us until we found a delightful young girl who gave us precise directions after more than an hour tracing our steps to find the right turn. Unfortunately we did not take her photo.
But we did find ourselves back at Guiting Major with the sheep and the town in the distance
and this warning I would take seriously
before we passed a door that was made to look like a phone booth
and then made our way back to our local pub where the kitchen was closed though they could serve us these crisps.
