Home page > Walks photos <		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Marshfield and St Catherines Court 12 September 2007 ..
		Ray our leader welcomes everyone and spots a stranger - .
		Oh no it's not - it's Tony on annual leave doing a mid-week walk .
		Leaving Marshfield .
		And travelling South helped by the owl .
		And the curious cattle .
		Not to mention the alpacas .
		We make good progress and pause for a drink / banana - John is in fine form today! .
		An interesting building .
		We start to descend a steep slope .
		Which becomes almost precipitous .
		Of course we have to climb up again ..
		We understand film star Jane Seymour is not in residence today .
At the historic house .
With its tithe barn, neither open to the public .
Some have a rest, and Ray tells them the history .
	Whilst others inspect the church with its striking pulpit .
	And read about the gory end to St Catherine and why they named the Catherine Wheel after her - click the picture to enlarge .
	Captain William Blanchard, one of the former owners has this spectacular monument .
	Click the picture again to read the inscription - wonderful spellings! .
	Off we go again towards our lunch stop .
	More steep hills .
	John thinks them rather tame and roams on Open Access Land the even steeper way .
	Lunch is at Cold Ashton with its Court .
	And church .
	A short afternoon walk back to Marshfield .
	But not without its downs .
	And corresponding ups .
	Thanks Ray for a great workout! As you may detect he does plenty of walking wearing shorts! .
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	Photos and captions from Mike
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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.