On July 27, Morgan, Claire and I pulled on our Wellies and headed south through Chipping Campden, out into the fields toward the neighboring town of Broad Campden.
Join us! :)
Here is a list of very Cotswold-y things to look for as we walk together. You can do a little visual scavenger hunt:
sheep
honey-colored Cotswold limestone
sheep
kissing gates and stiles
sheep
stacked-stone walls
sheep
lavender + roses
SHEEP
There is a really nice recreation ground (and tennis club) up on George Lane behind the Noel Arms hotel.
And here you go. Look at this view. There's St James, back in town.
This is why we keep going to the Cotswolds. :) It's just lovely, 'tis.
Can you see the farmer and his border collie?
Here. Squint and you can see him.
Those border collies are the absolutely coolest thing to watch when they're herding sheep. They slink down low to the ground like wolves, and wow, it's just fantastic.
They're the smartest dogs in the world. I really want a border collie some day.
I should mention we're sticking to the trails that are part of the Cotswold Way, and we're following the Countryside Code.
Follow Morgan through this kissing gate.
We'll spend a long time petting the horses before we move on.
Well, hello.
Follow Claire over the stile.
These old stiles are slowly but surely being replaced by modern kissing gates, so this may be one of your last chances to clamber over.
We've made it through two miles of fields, and now we're entering the village of Broad Campden. Whoo hoo!
Here's St Michael and All Angels Church in Broad Campden.
What a lovely property.
And then back across this field to get back to Chipping Campden.
Thanks for taking this walk with us! :)
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.