A Day Out along the Cotswold Way

Happy days,
Best
Anne

The Thames Path east of Westminster, London

 St Paul's Cathedral from the south bank

St Paul’s Cathedral, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and constructed between 1675 and 1710.  This architectural masterpiece is at least the fourth cathedral to have stood on the site, and was built following the destruction of its predecessor in the Great Fire of London. 

Tower Bridge

In the 19th century the area east of London Bridge had become a busy port and the East End became so densely populated that a new bridge to the east of London Bridge was needed.  Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, won the pubic competition for the design of the new Thames crossing, and the bridge was opened in 1894.

 The Tower of London

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, first built by William the Conqueror in 1066 to keep hostile Londoners at bay.

The Shard 

The Shard, or 'Shard of Glass', is a 95-storey skyscraper in the shape of an irregular pyramid.  Clad entirely in glass it has 72 habitable floors and an open-air observation deck.  It was designed by the Italian architect, Renzo Piano and was inaugurated on 5 July 2012.   It is currently the highest building in London and the second tallest free-standing building in the UK.

 Canary Wharf from the east

Canary Wharf is one of the two major financial districts in London.   The skyscrapers were built at the West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs. East London. From 1802, this area was one of the busiest docks in the world, but by the 1950s the port industry was in decline and the docks were closed by 1980.

Woolwich Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich dates from 1671.  It carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces.  The area has been redeveloped for housing and also hosts the “Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum”.

Happy exploring the historic sights along the Thames Path

Anne

walkthelandscape.co.uk

Chipping Campden: A perfect base for a Walking Holiday

High Street, Chipping Campden

Chipping Campden, the historic town in the North Cotswolds, is famous for it's beautiful High Street, Medieval Wool Church and links with the Arts and Crafts Movement.

St James' Church, Chipping Campden

 From here you can walk south along the Cotswold Edge, following the Cotswold Way as far as Bath (up to 110 miles), or east to Moreton-in-Marsh or Stow-on-the-Wold.

Cotswold cottage and splendid garden

Our guided and self-guided walking holidays in the Cotswolds range from 1 to 12 days, with distances 5 to 20 miles per day (depending on your preference), accommodation in B&Bs to luxury hotels, maps, details of route and places of interest, luggage transfer where required and support in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Old orchard above the town

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Hawthorns along Cotswold Edge heavy with May Blossom 

                    Chipping Campden the perfect base for a Walking Holiday in the Cotswolds

Happy Walking in 2013.
Best
Anne
walkthelandscape.co.uk

The Ridgeway National Trail - east from Streatley

The Ridgeway is a National Walking Trail which follows the route of what is probably the oldest road in England.  Dating from Prehistoric times it runs for 87 miles (140 km) along chalk downs in central southern England, between  Ivinghoe Beacon, near Tring, Hertfordshire to Overton Hill, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. 

These photos, taken in February, show the eastern half of the route from Streatley in the Thames valley to the eastern end at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire.

You can join us to walk this trail from 22nd April to 1st May, 2012. Check out this link to the Ridgeway Tour to find out more .  

 Public house at Goring on Thames

 Walkers on the Thames Path

 The view west to Abingdon Power Station

 A well signed trail

 Lunch

 Snowdrops in St Botolph's churchyard, Swincombe

Oaks in the grounds around Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence 

Beechwoods on the Chilterns 

Beacon Hill from Combe Hill, above Wendover 

Birches by the trail when dropping down to Wendover 

Ivinghoe Beacon at the eastern end of the Ridgeway 

The trig point at Ivinghoe Beacon, the end of the Ridgeway

You can join us to walk this trail from 22nd April to 1st May, 2012. Check out this link to the Ridgeway Tour to find out more .  

Best

Anne

walkthelandscape.co.uk

Cross Cotswold Pathway

Cross Cotswold Pathway - An 86 mile walking trail, from east to west across the Cotswolds, a set on Flickr.

An 86 mile walking trail, from east to west across the Cotswolds.
Less strenous than the Cotswold Way with beautiful and more varied landscapes.