A sunny morning as we gather outside Sapperton Church
Mike tells us about our walk into the gulch of the river Frome. What's he up to here?
We reach the bottom
And climb up through Dorvel Wood
Toothwort, a parasitic plant feeding off tree roots
Masses of bluebells this season
Nice to get the climb over early
Wood anenomes, celandines and bluebells
Spring flowers in the border
Including cowslips
Lots more growing wild
We follow an open path at Tunley
With excellent views
Cherry blossom
Dunno these
And arrive in Edgeworth for our break
Inside the church
A lovely carpet
And tapestries
Edgeworth claims to be the remotest place in the Cotswolds.
Passing through the grounds of Edgeworth Manor
We climb up past Duntisbourne House with its Victorian postbox
And pass these grand trees on Dark Ride
The adjacent drive leads to Pinbury Park
With the large pond
Lively black sheep and their lambs
The house itself
We return past yet more bluebells
Until the church comes into view.
Photos by Heather (who also backmarked), captions by Heather and Mike