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Day 38: Rest Day
We enjoyed our free day in this lovely place, catching up with our blog and booking our next places to stay. I walked into town to post some…
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Day 37: Dumbleton to Evesham
This morning my legs cried out ‘no more walking’, but after a hot bath and a good breakfast I was ready to go, happy with the knowledge that…
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Day 36: Cheltenham to Dumbleton
We left Cheltenham on the Cheltenham Circular route, initially on pavements and then into fields and woodland. We crossed the Cotswold Way and left it behind as we…
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Day 35: Painswick to Cheltenham
Today we followed the Cotswold Way for most of the day, initially on wide paths in open countryside, and then through beech woods. It was a really lovely…
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Day 34: Dursley to Painswick
When planning our trip, I was determined to include as many National Trails as feasible. However, once we started on the Cotswold Way we decided that the main…
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Day 33: Old Sodbury to Dursley
A long day today, starting off cold but in the afternoon lovely sunshine. We left our B&B to cross fields and once again found that farmers had planted…
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Day 32: Cold Ashton to Old Sodbury
Today was perfect walking weather and we followed the Monarch Way rather than the Cotswold Way, through fields, footpaths and lanes. The terrain was varied, and at times…
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DAY 31: Bath to Cold Ashton
New boots, and no mud – or so I thought, as we set out on the long climb out of Bath. It has been a lovely sunny day…
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Day 29 and 30: Rest Days
We decided to take a break in the lovely city of Bath, chiefly because I needed to replace my boots: I should have followed David’s example and bought…
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Day 28: Temple Cloud to Bath
True to form, Mike and Carolyn arrived early to collect my bag, and I was really grateful that I have had several days break now, so my painful…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 