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 Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse run by English Heritage Kingswood 4th village down Kingswood and Wotton local history 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 17 Kingswood circular
		This is a reasonably level walk amongst the fields and streams of the southern Gloucestershire countryside starting from the village of Kingswood with the English Heritage Abbey Gatehouse site. It passes an old creeper covered roundhouse and a most unusual and innovative new house, returning via the edge of Charfield village with panoramic views of Wotton-under-Edge and the Cotswold hills. For a full day’s walking, combine this 5 mile walk with number 16. Start point The Chipping Kingswood see map and Area Map Bus Timetables No 309 to Kingswood from Dursley, Thornbury and Bristol No 627 to Kingswood from Wotton-under-Edge and Yate
		Section A - The 16th-century Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey. The buildings on the right were lodgings. The upper room can be visited from Monday to Friday 10am to 3 pm.
		Section B - You will pass converted textile mills
		Section B - Over to the right views of Wotton Hill and the top of Wotton town to its right.
		Section B - In the distance the Tyndale tower at North Nibley
		Section C - The old roundhouse - probably used to collect tolls.
		Section C - Distant views to New Mills, now the home of the highly successful Renishaw Engineering Company ...
		Section D - ... and the walk passes the most unusual new house at Swinhay being built for the co-founder of the company, "complete with the latest in energy-conservation technology and all manner of environmentally sound features." (source www.economist.com) "New Mansion setting and gardens are of contemporary and sustainable design; including 60 acre park & gardens, 3ha. of lakes, ground modelling, orchard and woodland rides: first phase planting and construction began winter 2001. A rural context and national planning constraints were overcome by high quality sensitive design and eloquent persuasion." (source www.rathbonepartnership.co.uk)
		Section D - Wide views on much of this walk
		Section D - Descending to the Little Avon River
		Section E - the walking group returning to Kingswood on a brilliant May day.