southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Painswick Welcome to Walking day walk Saturday 3 July 2010

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		At the Walkers Car Park those looking for a longer walk gather at one end .
		Joined by a couple of members from the Stroud Club .
		While at the other end Mike assembles the morning walkers .
		And we head off into Painswick .
		Fresh tarmac in the High street, the only signs left from the recent road closure .
		The Falcon looks quite inviting in the morning sun .
		A brief stop in the Stamages lane car park .
		Before we head down into the valley .
		Crossing the Painswick stream near Kings Mill .
		Past the country cottages at Sheephouse .e Woods
		Negotiating an old stile .
		Then heading downhill .
		And up out of the valley .
		Where a long coffee break enables the other group to catch up .
		But we soon leave them behind again .
		As we walk along to Edge (Rudge) common looking back across the valley .
		Eventually crossing the Stroud road .
		And moving on to Huddinknoll Hill .
		Then over to Cud Hill and the Blow familly memorial .
		If you will lift up yours! .
		We pause for lunch by the side of the road .
		Monet would probably have called this "Young girl alone with wild flowers" .
		But we know differently .
		There follows a steady climb up Painswick Beacon .
Before we stop at the top to admire the views .
Across the Severn Vale .
But what goes up must come down .
And we walk back across the golf course to our starting point .
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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.