Home Walks Photos Archive 2005		Sappperton and Pinbury Park - 20 January 2005

	A lovely mild, breezy winter's morning and no fewer than 24 walkers turn up for their fix of the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside, including several photographers!
	A couple of dips and up again to the plateau for today 5.5 mile walk and total height ascended is 866 feet.
	A view through the churchyard at Sapperton to the Daneway Inn, the white building in the valley.
	Sapperton Church.
	A bright patch of sunlight as we descend to the Daneway Valley.....
	.... and later climb up again from Daneway House ....
	... up and up to the plateau at the top.
	Here we head towards Tunley Cottage, walking through very tame wintering polo ponies.
	Three in a row - are you leaving us so soon?
	Caroline makes a friend ...
	... and so does Janis.
	On half a mile and we pass the pretty stables at Tunley Farm.
	Wide views from the diverted path below Bywells.
	A magnificent three step stile arrangement.
	Up we go to the top again.
	Here we shelter from the wind by a disused sileage clamp as we have our elevenses.
	We cross the top near Edgeworth Polo Club and then descend towards Pinbury Park.
	The ford is too deep today through the infant river Frome, so we use the nearby footbridge.
	Up we climb to pass Pinbury Park with its amazing position.
	The sun shines magnificently.
	The whole panorama at Pinbury.
	Mike, the leader, chats with Jim.
	A lingering last look at the outstanding position of the house.
	We head back towards Sapperton.
	All morning we have been admiring the emerging snowdrops and winter aconites. Photos from Patrick, Derek and Mike.