Saturday 6 July 2013

Day 3 Tormarton to Hawkesbury

Day 3 and the only rain of the holiday and it lasted for no more than an hour and was fairly light. This walk of about 8 miles took us through rolling parkland including a corner of Badminton where the famous Horse Trials are held. We had the least amounts of climbing on this section but the coutryside was stunning.

Old Sodbury Church

On the edge of the Badminton Estate this pile of stone appeared. It is of course the famous Cotswold stone which most of the houses are built from.

To be turned into this beautiful wall. Great to see a real country craftsman at work.
From the distance this looks like a folly but it was built for the Millenium and is a very high class home for barn Owls and Swallows

This photograph and the one below are of Sodbury Camp which is probably the finest Iron Age Hill Forts to be met on the Cotswold Way. It encloses an area of over 10 acres.


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