Home Walks Photos Archive 2004		Hawkesbury and Horton - 15 December 2004

	A very gloomy morning dawns, but we are not downhearted as Ray our leader sets off along the Cotswold Way southwards until we reach ...
	Horton Manor and Church where it starts to brighten up a little.
	Ray gives us interesting snippets of information about Horton Court ...
	... and we listen with rapt attention.
	The gardens look well for the time of year ...
	... especially all the topiary.
	Inside the church they are getting ready for the Carol Service, and the font is beautifully decorated.
	Next to the church is a very old building with a Norman arched doorway.
	Round the corner are more aspects of Horton Court, which is in the care of the National Trust.
	Back to walking, and we pass these delightful, if rather muddy, ponies.
	We head back across the lowlands, with the Cotswold Edge in view.
	We cross on to Hawkesbury Common ...
	... passing two riders, one of whom is mobile phoning - is this allowed? We still have the steep 500 foot climb up the escarpment to do, the only climbing we do all morning.