South Cotswold Ramblers

Crossing the River Severn on Upton Bridge looking upstream

And now following the Severn Way upstream for about 2 miles

Pretty red roses

Severn Bank House (worth a couple of quid)

The Panorama Tower - Situated on Knight's Hill, this Grade I listed building was designed by James Wyatt and constructed in 1801. It was based on a design by Robert Adam.

The Malverns in the distance

Crossing the M5 near High Green (looking southbound)

Now entering the National Trust's Croome Park estate

A view of Croome Court - had been the home of the Coventry family since the 16th century, though the building in its current form was started in 1751. The mansion and park were designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown for the 6th Earl of Coventry, and were Brown's first landscape design and first major architectural project. Some of the mansion's rooms were designed by Robert Adam. The mansion house is owned by Croome Heritage Trust, and is leased to the National Trust which operates it as a tourist attraction. The National Trust owns the surrounding parkland, which is also open to the public.

Another view of Croome Court

A view of Croome River (actually a serpentine lake)

Dunstall Castle (well what remains of it) - It is actually a folly designed in a neo-classical style with early elements of Gothic revival that was built between 1758 and 1766. It used to be part of the Croome Estate. As time has gone by and the borders of the estate has changed, it is somewhat marooned on its own next to a main road.

Church of St Nicholas at Earl's Croome - a grade 2 listed building. Earl's Croome is mentioned in the Domesday Book, 1086, as Crumba. The village used to be called Croome Adam. The church is late 12th century with Victorian additions

The Pepperpot back at Upton - The Bell Tower (which some refer to as the 'Pepperpot'), which dominates the main approach into Upton, is the oldest surviving building in the town and has great value as a local landmark. The main body of the Tower is probably fourteenth century, although its base is thirteenth century and it is possible that an even earlier wooden structure of Saxon foundation once stood on the site.