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Everybody looking quite relaxed at the start of Graham's walk - little do they know
We set off through Snows Hill
Another group of Ramblers from Cheltenham
Broadway tower on the horizon
We start to head downhill
Meeting walkers heading in the opposite direction
Just what you expect in the middle of the woods
And inside a grindstone to help you sharpen your Ramblers Swiss army knife
Together with information boards about the springs
And the estate
But it's time for coffee
With plenty of logs to sit on
Behind us is a funnel for herding sheep
Down in the valley a herd of cattle
And a farm complete with pond
We get our first taste of real mud as we follow a farm track
Water everywhere
Now on the outskirts of Stanway
Large farmhouses
Through an unusual gate
Not a wise chair to fall asleep in
Stanway Water Mill
Into Stanway
The Church
First snowdrops
Stanway Manor
Commemorating the naming of the Cotswold Way as as national trail
Leaving Stanway we head out across open parkland
With many old trees
A thatched roof decorated with a fox
And this one with ducks and an owl
Now making our way through Stanton
And into the churchyard for lunch
Where the war memorial provides somewhere to sit
A look inside the church
And we are off again
A last look back
As we head out of Stanton
Andrew poses for Lenneke as she photographs the post box and phone box
Past a small green
A stream gurgling down the valley
Could have brought a few animals with us
Old man's beard standing out
We meet the hunt
Sheep country
As we reach the top of the hill
And look down the valley
Starting our descent
One last look across the valley before the mud and slope render all photographic activity impossible
Until we reach the bottom
And start our final climb up to Snows Hill
Back into the estate
And uphill to the cars
Photos and captions by Richard, uploaded by Sally