Home page > Walks photos <		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Painswick circle 18 July 2007 A complete circle of Painswick is our objective today ..
		A good turn out at the walkers car park .
		Bernard outlines the walk .
		And introduces some ladies trying us out! .
		Off we go past luxuriant gardens .
		And pass Gyde House .
		And the almshouses .
		Bernard tells us the house used to be an orphanage for the village, originally just protestant boys. Read more .
		And V miles to lunch.
		Heading out towards Painswick House .
		Some more colourful gardens .
		Around the corner .
		To get a (zoomed in) view of Painswick House .
		This section is a bit down ... .
		And up ... .
		We spot a buzzard flying and zoom in on it when it lands .
Well camouflaged - can you spot it? .
Down again .
And up to a field where the public right of way is diagonally across the corner, but the waymark and notice ask you to go down the road .
	Following a permissive path around the edge rather than the public right of way .
	At the far end we note the waymark is pointing along the permissive path (where there is no right of way) rather than the public footpath diagonally across the crop .
	The path descends following a stream .
	We hastily don our rainwear for a sudden shower .
	And climb up .
	The sun comes out and we stop for a drink .
	And a chat .
	And a rest .
	Some interesting buildings .
	Not sure about the windows .
	Down we go .
	Through grasses tall .
	And short .
	Gone off camping? .
	Bigger ideas? .
	Amazing colours .
	A gentle downhill route .
	In the Washbrook valley .
	And down a steep slope .
	To cross a plank bridge into a garden .
	And out along the drive .
	To join the Cotswold Way at a familiar spot .
Bernard has discovered that this stone lintel used to be the place where the mill race ran under the building when it was a water mill .
Fascinating carvings .
Downhill off the Cotswold Way .
Along an overgrown path .
Emerging on to the A46 .
Bernard gives us a chance to short cut back, and we wonder if the walk is longer than advertised. Later the technology proves that he is spot on at 5.5 miles. There have been a lot of stiles and 19 people queuing up makes the walk feel longer. (The red spot is our drink stop and we climb just under 900 feet today) .
We pass Kings Mill .
And the rushing mill race .
And streamside properties .
And along towards Stepping Stones Lane .
A good view up to Painswick Church .
And another .
Bernard is looking for the next stile .
We've found it! .
We continue on .
Past more gardens .
And a couple of friends .
To Brookhouse Mill .
Where, after looking up the stream .
And passing the post box .
We climb steeply up into Painswick .
And head up .
Across the playing field .
How do you play on this? Looks like an instrument of torture! .
	Don't let your eucalyptus grow this big or there could be trouble .
	We pass the old cattle pound and return to the car park by 1:15 pm after a very interesting and enjoyable walk
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	Photos and comments by Mike
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