The Cotswolds (Aug 2011)

With Adam hard at work and Mark at the Edinburgh Fringe, Laura and I escaped to the Cotswolds for five days walking (and caching). The weather was OK; the scenery was fantastic.

Bourton-on-the-Water

We based ourselves at the excellent Mousetrap Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water. We had a couple of really nice meals there too, and the owner was a real character!

On our first day we walked south out of Bourton on the Monarch's Way to Clapton-on-the-Hill, headed east to the river, and back to Bourton on the Diamond Way.

Stow-on-the-Wold

On our second day, we left the car at Donnington and did a circular walk through Broadwell, Stow-on-the-Wold, Lower and Upper Swell, and Longborough.

We then stopped off in Stow again, for a cream tea before heading back to Bourton.

The Slaughters

Our third day's walk took us from Bourton to Naunton via The Slaughters on the Warden's Way, and back on the Windrush Way. More stunning countryside and a great pub lunch at Naunton.

Evenlode Vale

Our first three walks 'happened' to have passed by a few Geocaches; our fourth followed a circuit of 37. More caches, less photos.

We started in Bledington and looped south to Bould before lunch, and then north to Lower Oddington and Daylesford in the afternoon.

Cleeve Hill

On our last day we headed further west to Winchcombe. We parked near Belas Knap, and walked via Postlip Hall to Cleeve Hill, coming back across Cleeve Common. The wind at the top was bracing, but the views over Cheltenham were fantastic.

Last top, before our homeward journey, was Moreton-in-Marsh.