southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Upton St Leonards new permissive paths Thursday 15 July 2010

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		A happy, if soggy start at the King's Head, Upton St Leonards .
		Patrick intoduces Mike Blanch, a keen Upton footpath worker, who is co-leading the walk .
		We quickly pass the bar, whose staff will make us welcome later .
		And we head off around the edge of the village .
		Through the productive allotments .
		Looking a picture .
		Patrick points out the finer details of Angela's plot .
		Before we head off towards Prinknash .
		The residents eye us nervously .
		But we are only interested in a coffee stop - with monks chanting melodiously in the background (recorded of course) .e Woods
		It's brightening up now .
		We head up again and spot Robinswood Hill .
		Before Mike and Patrick show us a new permissive path (note the waymark) .
		We head uphill .
		Pausing to admire the view .
		Patrick relates a tale of Henry VIII - he came this way .
		So we follow in his footsteps .
		Henry did not climb these! .
		Mike Blanch and the Upton team of volunteers built them .
		We join the Cotswold Way .
		And head across towards Painswick Beacon .
		Descending just before the Beacon .
		Along a new permissive bridleway, thus avoiding road walking .
		And back across the fields .
To Upton St Leonards .
A very enjoyable walk for all concerned .
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Photos and captions from Mike

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