Peter and Sue meet us on Selsley Common
We are ready to go down in the valley and up again at the end
Steeply down towards the Stanleys
On a misty day
* A panoramic shot from Bill
Are they with us?
Doverow Hill in the distance
Nearly caught up!
Selsley Church with its Austrian look
Did we really come from up there?
Down to a footbridge
And along a valley
Plenty of mistletoe
Ripe for redevelopment
We pass Stanley Mill
Shed heaven
The Frome bifurcates here at Ryeford
* Bill's photo of the bridge
The classic reflection shot
* Along the towpath between canal and river
We are spotted by a few horses
Ryeford Double Lock and the new landing stage
Brian and Goliath - a boat that pushes the barges we discover
Nearing Ebley Mill we have our coffee stop
Must be Spring
By the banks of green willow
The new Lodgemore Lift Bridge
In Stroud we head along the old railway track towards Nailsworth
* After a snack at Woodchester Roman Villa site in the old churchyard we head through the village past the newer (1865) church
Crossing the stream, we climb up to Lagger Lane
* And up past sheep
We toil up to Bospin Lane, South Woodchester
* Having a breather and looking back at the views
* Well strung out now
* Zooming over to Rodborough Parish Church, about 2 miles away
Then we head back gradually up
* Past the resident ponies
Towards Selsley Common
Passing a new plantation near the cattle grid.
Photos and captions by Mike and a few from *Bill Grieves, a visitor from Mansfield and Sherwood Ramblers
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