Picture Index to Book One Quick Link 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 About the "Favourite Walks" series LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES WITH INFO ABOUT PLACES ON OR NEAR THIS WALK Sapperton Tunnel Sapperton Tunnel 2 Midsomer Murders location The Arts and Crafts Movement and the Sapperton connection In 1893, the architects Ernest Gimson and brothers Sidney and Ernest Barnsley moved to the Cotswolds with the intention of leading a simple life. They had been inspired by William Morris and his ideals of skilled craftsmanship, and with that in mind, they set up furniture workshops in Sapperton. The Arts and Crafts Movement at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum Where to see more in Gloucestershire Edgeworth reputedly the quietest village in Gloucestershire The Daneway Inn The Daneway Portal We would be delighted to receive your best digital photos for possible addition to this page - please send them to pics (at) southcotswoldramblers.org.uk		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk/books Walk 10 Sapperton, Pinbury Park, Edgeworth and Daneway
		Sapperton is a delightful Cotswold village. It was the home for Gimson and the Barnsleys, distinguished members of the Arts and Crafts movement in the Cotswolds. They moved to the village from Pinbury Park, and their gravestones can be seen in the churchyard quite near the top. Formerly the Poet Laureate John Masefield lived at Pinbury. This 6.5 mile walk goes through a variety of habitats and is excellent for observing wildlife, including deer if you are very quiet. Pinbury Park has glorious views overlooking the Frome Valley. Edgeworth is said to be the most remote village in the Cotswolds and the quiet country later on also has wide views over the plateau. The Thames - Severn Canal towpath at Daneway goes through a Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve before reaching the entrance to the two mile canal tunnel. This tunnel was the longest in the world at the time of construction (1784-1789). The walk has two steep climbs. Start point by Sapperton Church see map and Area Map Bus Timetable Nos 54, 54A, 28, 28A to Sapperton from Stroud and Cirencester
		Section A - first view of Pinbury Park in the winter.
		At various places on the walk you will spot signs for Cirencester Park and the Bathurst Estate. In case you don't have time to read them on the walk, we thought it a good idea to show them here. The whole Estate is open permissively as stated between 8 am and 5 pm, but this walk sticks to public bridlepaths on the estate, which are of course open at all times. So if you fancy an evening stroll, make sure you keep to the public rights of way by following the instructions in the book.
		Section A - Pinbury Park with cattle in the summer.
		Section A - Swans on the pond just before Pinbury.
		Section A - The ford over the river Frome below Pinbury Park with plenty of water in early Spring. In Summer the water often disappears underground.
		Section B - Edgeworth Manor in the valley below
		Section B - Sheep in Edgeworth valley
		Section B - Edgeworth Manor (house not open to the public)
		Section B - Edgeworth Church, started in Saxon times
		Section B - The view from the lychgate
		Section D - Along the drive after Tunley Farm
		Section D - overlooking Daneway House and on the far hillside, Sapperton
		Section D - The Daneway Inn, built as a lodging house for canal workers in the 18th century, and now a pleasant place for a lunch stop (not open on Mondays).
		Section E - The course of the old Severn Thames canal, to be restored someday
		Section E - The Daneway Portal - the entrance to the 2 mile long canal tunnel, which was the longest tunnel in the world when it was built.
		Section E - The final climb up to Sapperton village
		Section E - The interior of St Kenelm's Church in Sapperton is very interesting historically, and well worth a visit if the church is open.