A Foggy Spring Round Miserden and Caudle Green

This is a walk I'd been meaning to take for quite some time.  These two pretty villages- well, Caudle Green is more of a hamlet- really are off the beaten path, even by Cotswolds standards.  They lie at the head of the Golden Valley, and the views they offer are as dramatic as they are beautiful.  The walk is fairly well documented, and well sign posted.  Even though it was a lovely Saturday morning, it was very quiet.  I only came across one horse rider and one couple walking their dogs during the whole 5 1/2 miles!

Rolling hills coming down into Misarden Park

The ornamental lake in Misarden Park

A very unusual green/turquoise water, teaming with waterfowl

The young River Frome

Shetland ponies outside Caudle Green

Daffodils coming up on the green

Old Cotswold house on Caudle Green's green- vast views over the valley below!

Mile of open pasture land heading back to Miserden

Parkland with Miserden just visible up ahead

Looking back into he valley

Can you spot the horses that kept watch as we ascended back to the village?

The view from this house's back garden is the two photos above. 

Some interesting mixed architecture in the village

One of two honesty "shops" in the village

A grand entrance to the church

War Memorial opposite the church

The village shop & Post Office.  It was really busy and very well stocked!

A Windy Walk Around Haresfield Beacon

I read an article the other day about Haresfield Beacon and Standish Wood, saying that the walk along the Cotswold Way through here was one of the finest in the country.  So, this Saturday I took my dog there.  I have seen some beautiful countryside, and this was right at the top.  I find its impossible to ever really capture the scale and colours with my phone's camera, but I've tried!  The wind was absolutely howling- at one point it actually blew my phone out of my hand as I took a picture.  I have to say, I might actually prefer these winter walks.... there's not many people about, which means less or no dogs, and the livestock aren't in most fields, so its off-leash for my dog the whole time.  And its easy to be in spots were one can see for miles and miles, yet not see a single other person nor hear anything but the wind.  Complete relaxation!

Guiting Power to Naunton

I've been wanting to do this walk for a while, and kept having to cancel it last minute.  It was a beautiful, crisp sunny day today in The Cotswolds, with just a tiny bit of snow here and there.  So, we set off in the morning and did a loop from Guiting Power's village green over to Naunton, along the Rive Windrush, and then back to Guiting.  There are two excellent pubs on this walk- The Black Horse in Naunton and The Hollow Bottom in Guiting Power.  Sadly, my dog is one of those dogs that can't stand other dogs... and animal, in fact.  So, I don't get to stop in for a pint whilst she rests by the log fire.... Luckily, I can have a log fire when I get home, and the pints are much cheaper when they come from my fridge.