southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Cotswold Canals Walk No 5 Tunnel House Inn to Park Leaze Barn, near Ewen Saturday 20 February 2010 Walk No 4 / Walk No 6

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		The sun is shining as Bernard prepares us for walk 5 in his series of canal walks .
		But what's this? Looks like he might do someone a mischief .
		We set off from the Tunnel House, complete with dog, pausing to look at ..
		The tunnel entrance .
		Before walking along Kings Reach .
		Soon reaching the round house .
		Where Bernard stops to give us its history .
		Before we head on passing under the Skew Bridge .
		He's still with us .
		Next stop it's the source of the Thames .
		Here Bernard tries to explain the absence of water .
		Plenty of snowdrops this year .
		Time for coffee .
		Crossing another field a steam train comes into sight - a Hall and a Castle heading for Didcot .
		Bernard on the phone? Time to do something about our canine friend as we are approaching a main road .
		Fortunately he lives close by. John leads "Woody" back across the field .
		To be happily reunited with his owner .
		We continue to the main road .
		Which we walk along, one eye on the speed camera .
		Till a side road takes us towards Ewen .
		The sign refers to the road not the walkers .
		We pause on a bridge over the canal .
		Before going down to the towpath .
		And following the course of the canal again .
		We eventually leave the canal stopping on a bridge over a disused railway line .
		Then continuing along the road .
		Stopping at some convenient logs for lunch .
		Heading towards the Royal Agricultural College .
		We enter the grounds .
		Walking around the front of the college .
Before making our way across country .
Our path enclosed by bushes .
As we walk back towards the canal .
Where we retrace our steps .
Keeping to the left .
Back along Kings Reach to the Tunnel House .
Photos and captions from Richard

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