southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Coates and Kemble circular Saturday 26 June 2010

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		It's a floppy hat day as Tim starts us off on a long hot walk .
		And we make our way across dry, dusty fields .
		Shady paths providing some relief .
		To the Agricultural College - floppy hat getting in the way .
		Time for elevenses at the farm .
		And for us .
		A bit of road walking now .
		Tim stops to point out the line of the canal - the towpath currently on private land .
		We stop as we cross a very young River Thames .
		A pause on the outskirts of Kemble .e Woods
		What's this England Germany business then? .
		Waiting for the lights to change .
		We cross the railway looking at the start of the single file track - soon to be double? .
		Then it's a pub lunch .
		Refreshed and with floppy hats replaced it's time for the afternoon walk .
		As we take a familiar path out of Kemble .
		Reaching the source of the Thames. Rather crowded! .
		A group of 45 Ramblers from East Herts have just completed a walk from the Thames Barrier to Kemble. Well done lads! .
		We carry on to join the canal - a bit of a mess here .
		Following the tow path .
		Under the famous skew bridge .
		And on to the round house .
		Where Tim explains its history .
		Before we head along Kings Reach .
To the Coates Portal .
We then retrace our steps picking up the road to Coates .
Passing an area going under the unlikely name of Basset Dockham .
Before taking the road back to the cars .
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Photos and captions from Richard

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 Led 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 Ramblers.