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 Berkeley Castle 1 Berkeley Castle 2 Berkeley Castle 3 History of Berkeley Castle Edward Jenner Museum Google for Edward Jenner Famous or what! Over 1 million links! Berkeley How can Berkeley best be described? Not only is it a pretty little town, set in the middle of one of the most attractive parts of England, but everywhere you go in the town, you stumble over little bits of English history. Whitcliff Deer Park Work will continue to preserve the historic landscape and its archaeological features - such as the ancient boundary wall and ponds - as well as maintaining wildlife habitats and public rights of way. Conifer trees will be replaced with native broadleafs such as oak, to help restore the park's medieval character. 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 11 Berkeley, Stone, Whitcliff Deer Park, Ham
		Berkeley is historically an old market town with some marine history. The castle traces to before the civil war and has some gruesome tales. In High Street a look at the windows will show how many of the buildings changed use from shops, pubs and workshops. The main sites, castle, butterfly collection, Jenner Museum and church deserve a longer visit. The castle is still home to the Berkeley family, who run the large estate. Afer the town we set out on a 7 mile walk which is generally level. The route goes up by the Little River Avon, all the way to Stone, before crossing pasture land back to the Deer Park. If you are quiet you will see much wildlife, including hares and all kinds of birds. There is one short steep climb up to Whitcliff Deer Park, where there are extensive views over the Severn and the Cotswolds. There are at least two breeds of deer in the park. Start point Marybrook Street CP, Berkeley see map and Area Map Bus Timetables Village Link VL2 (Blue) to Berkeley from Dursley Must ring in advance to book Village Link VL3 (Yellow) to Berkeley from Gloucester and Thornbury Must ring in advance
		Section A - The Chantry, the house that Edward Jenner owned from 1785 until his death in 1823, later became the vicarage, and was sold again in the 1980's to become the Edward Jenner Museum. See opening hours. On the right is the isolated church tower of St Mary's.
		Section A - Look over museum wall to see thatched roof of the hut where Jenner is said to have worked.
		Section B - Cross the stile and bear right across meadow, with fine views of the castle on your left.
		Section B - Reach the left bank of the Little Avon River and follow it upstream.
		Section B - Continue through several more fields until you reach an isolated concrete bridge with metal railings. Cross and go along the right bank of the river into second field.
		Section B - The tall tower and spire of Stone Church is visible from the meadows by the castle and a good marker all the way to Stone.
		Section C and D - One of the many footbridges to cross on the way to Whitcliff Deer Park.
		Section E - One of the first views in the Deer Park (winter view).
		Section E - views over the River Severn to some sunshine on the hills in the Forest of Dean.
		Section E - Some deer in the park.
		Section E - A wonderfully atmospheric winter sunset in the park.
		One or two summer time pictures would be very welcome!