Home page > Walks photos < Walks programme Message Board About group walks Walks in the region Holidays photos News items How to join Contact us Footpath problems Local links Walking links Favourite Walks Books		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Purton Hulks walk 7 July 2007 Fourteen members met on the River Severn foreshore at Purton for a tour of the boat hulks remains which are now of historic interest. Our tour guide Marine Historian Paul Barnett has researched all the hulks over the last eight years and gave an extremely interesting and thorough tour. Paul holds regular tours and can be contacted on e-mail at barnadillo@aol.com or tel:-07833 143231. He has two pages of pictures and information about the hulks on www.morturn.com .
		Patrick & Angela arrive by boat- there has been flooding but ... .
		The group gather on the canal towpath .
		The tide is out and the weather is good .
		Paul our guide shows Patrick some photos .
		Paul still holding our and the dog's attention .
		Paul explains how big was the one that got away .
		We notice a train across the river .
		A couple of concrete barges half buried .
		Here we are told about the old dredging station .
		Paul points out some wrecks in the Severn .
		Alongside one of the concrete hulks .
		A wooden hulk this time .
		Paul shows one of his books of photos and how this hulk would have looked when in service .
		The unique feature of this hulk is explained .
		More boat remains .
Round structure part of the old Severn Railway bridge .
Out onto canal bank at the end of our tour .
A passing narrow boat--not one of the hulks .
	More remains of the old Severn Railway Bridge .
	More remains .
	View along the canal towards Sharpness- wonder what had been on the brown patch .
	We examine model and Info. Board about old bridge .
	Lunch stop where we are adopted by two dogs .
	Rest of the party at lunch .
	In Sharpness Docks .
	We leave the water and head for the fields .
	We stop, this time to drink water .
	Onwards through fields of maize--this photo shows how far ahead of the leader all but two walkers were .
	Why is Bruno walking back the way we have come? .
	This is the correct way-- a good view of the Severn .
	Back at the cars-- Patrick and Angela have returned to their boat
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	Photos, captions, walk leading, talk organising all by Bernard, busy fellow!
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	As you can see, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know the South Cotswolds. We try to keep fit and succeed in having a good old chat. If you are interested in coming with us, see our walks programme and ring the leader if you have any questions about a particular walk. After two or three walks we hope you will then want to join the group as part of the national Ramblers' Association.