southcotswoldramblers.org.uk A Nun's Story (Oldbury-on-Severn) Tuesday 6 July 2010

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		We set off from Oldbury-on-Severn .
		Ray leads us towards the river .
		We climb the bank .
		To take in the view of both Severn Bridges .
		And the towers of the Wye Bridge near Chepstow .
		Behind us is the nuclear power station .
		We continue to Whale Wharf .
		Where Ray tells us a fishy story .
		The name lives on .
		Heading inland Ray tries to organise another group . e Woods
		We look on in wonder .
		So do they .
		We manage to pass each other without incident and continue to Littleton - not stopping today .
		We walk through the village .
		Another group is acting more sensibly on this warm day .
		A chance to natter .
		And debate .
		We approach the church at Oldbury .
		Built on a small hill, and quite a landmark .
		The path takes us through two fields of this unidentified crop - ideas any one? .
		Ray invites us to climb the mound .
		And settle down for the rather gruesome Nun's story .
		We are all ears .
		We then have a look inside St Arilda's church .
Also pinned on the noticeboard is an interesting 5 page printout from the internet - you can see it here .
In 2006 a new carving of St Arilda was made and installed over the doorway .
With one last glance over the Severn we retrace our steps .
And a short walk from the church brings us back to the Anchor Inn and the cars.
See pictures from 2007 here
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Photos and captions from Mike

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.