Home page > Walks photos <		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Painswick,Slad and Mr Lee 10 March 2007 Diana and Richard lead a walk to Slad. Trouble is the pub is being refurbished so no pub grub available. Di has an idea and the word gets round - about 27 turn up! .
		We leave Painswick on the Cotswold Way, our numbers swelled by the promise of Di's cakes .
		Heading down into the valley .
		Still following the Cotswold Way .
		With the sun breaking through .
		We press on across this bridge .
		Past a well known landmark - good job we are not going to Bath today .
		And with Di in the lead a pause at the top for the rest of us to catch up .
		We look back across to Painswick .
		Before passing these tiny lambs in the field with their mothers . .
		Then down in the valley we spot this relic of times gone by .
		A stile which nearly catches some of us out .
		As we look back at Edge Church .
		Before another bridge .
		Brings us to coffee and time to polish off Di's cakes .
		There were just enough to go round - the ones at the back as we head off up hill had the rock cakes! .
		More views of Painswick with the new housing development to the left .
		And Carol vaults another stile .
		As we continue uphill .
		Wishing we could have got the gate open .
		As Norman waits impatiently .
		The hill continues .
		But we reach the top narrowly beating a dog and a horse .
		Pity we didn't have this a couple of weeks ago when the walk was snowed off! .
		We head down the hill .
		Steep in places .
Into the Slad Valley .
Looking up to the village .
With the sun breaking through again .
And the Woolpack tempting some .
While others visit Laurie Lee's grave .
In the churchyard opposite .
And see the house in which he spent his childhood .
Another break at the War Memorial .
With views back up the Slad Valley .
Before we head up hill .
And over into the Painswick Valley past this unusual house .
Relaxing now with our destination in sight .
On the hill opposite .
But first we must make our way to the valley bottom .
Then up into Painswick where thought is given to putting one of the joint leaders in the stocks .
We pass the church with some of its famous yew trees .
And a quaint door .
	Before heading back up through the town to complete our walk .
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	Photographs and captions by Richard
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