Home page > Walks photos <		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Dursley to North Nibley 5 April 2007 A select few of us meet up for a moderate to hilly short day mid-week walk, lunching at the Black Horse at North Nibley. The weather is very promising. .
		We head out of the long stay car park in Dursley, Chris, our leader, setting a steady pace for the climbs to come .
		We pass the historic market place .
		And the old church having a facelift .
		A commotion behind us heralds the approach of a fire engine which turns into a side road .
		As we walk on past this unusual front garden .
		Then comes our first climb .
		And our first break to admire the view - or stare at the ground .
		Before descending the other side .
		Into Waterley Bottom .
		Then uphill again .
		Past a well established travellers' camp .
		The blossom is starting to look good . .
		As we move over to avoid some horses .
		Looking back at the travellers' site .
		And heading into the woods along the Cotswold Way .
		Now walking in bright sunshine again .
		As we come to the top of the hill looking down over the Severn Vale .
		And heading towards the Tyndale Monument .
		Feathers are in this year girls! .
		And a couple of us decide to climb the monument .
		Spotting this view from half way up .
		Only 120 of these - Mike counted .
		Then looking down at our idle fellow walkers .
		Photo opportunities everywhere .
		The view over the vale .
Towards the Severn .
Over towards Stinchcombe Hill .
And to North Nibley where our lunchtime destination stands out in the foreground .
Zooming in once again .
On the way out of the tower we stop to read its history .
Before heading down the hill on the much improved Cotswold Way .
Past an old tree with this complicated root system .
Eventually stopping for lunch .
At the Black Horse .
Which we reluctantly leave under the watchful eye of the pub dog .
Looking back from the village to the tower .
Trying not to step on this butterfly basking in the afternoon sun .
We take it quietly downhill after lunch .
We cross a stream at the bottom of someone's garden .
And pause for a look .
Then continue on the Cotswold Way .
Steadily uphill .
Looking towards Stancombe .
	And Stancombe Court .
	Zooming in on Stancombe Court .
	A new bridge on the Cotswold Way - at least it makes life easier .
	And after spotting this plant nestling by the side of our path .
	We walk up through the woods .
	Before, you've guessed it, heading down into Dursley .
	Meeting more walkers, all well known to our Dursley members .
	Down into Dursley Centre, with Downham Hill on the skyline .
	Pausing at the new library - no need to worry about converging verticals here -before returning to the cars .
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	Photographs and captions from Richard and Mike.
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