Blockley Ramblers: Sunday Walks Programme 2008
13 January
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Bourton-on-the-Hill, Sezincote, Longborough, Bourton-on-the-Hill
4.5 miles (2½ hours); easy with 11 styles
Veronica & Michael Pearson
Bourton-on-the-Hill (behind church) @ 13.30
10 February
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Barcheston, Sutton-under-Brailes, Cherington, Willington, Barcheston
3.5 miles am (2 hours); 3 miles pm (1½ hours); moderate, with one climb &14 styles
Keith & Jan Sisson
Barcheston church @ 10.30 for walk and then lunch at Cherington Arms @ 13.30
9 March
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Longborough, Donnington, Broadwell, Longborough
5 miles (2½-3 hours); easy, with one climb and few styles
Irene & Don Jowett
Longborough (opposite Coach & Horses) @ 13.30
13 April
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Hinchwick Valley, Hinchwick Manor, Warren Woods
4.5 miles (2½ hours); easy, with one climb
Hazel Hubbard & Derry Sharman
Hornsleasow Quarry @ 14.30
11 May
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Whichford, Great Rollright, Hook Norton, Whichford
6 miles am (3 hours); 3 miles pm (1½ hours); moderate, with some climbs & 11 styles
Olivia & Michael Amphlett
Whichford church @ 10.00; Hook Norton church @ 14.30
8 June
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Broadway, Laverton, Buckland, Broadway
5.5 miles (3 hours); moderate, with one long climb & 20 styles
Viola & Bernard Stubbs
Broadway (rear of public car park next to Vet) @ 14.30
13 July
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Ebrington, Hidcote Boyce, Hidcote Bartrim, Foxcote House, Ebrington
6 miles (3 hours); easy, with 11 styles
Jill Cadbury & Diane McCaul
Ebrington Village Hall car park (£1) @ 14.30
10 August
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Cleeve Hill and Cleeve Common visiting highest point of Cotswolds
4-5 miles (2½-3 hours); moderate with 3 short inclines, but no stiles. Mud after rain
Brenda Samuels & Brenda Williams
Public car park near Cleeve Hill Golf Club. (Left turn off B4632) @ 10.00
14 September
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Around Winchcombe (Langley Hill, Cockbury Butts, Stanley Mount, Abbots Leys)
6 miles (3 hours); moderate, with several climbs and some rough ground
Peter Mansion & AN Other
Winchcombe (Back Lane car park, behind Library) @ 14.30
12 October
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Moreton-in-Marsh, Sezincote, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh
5.5 miles (2½ hours); easy, with one short climb
Christine Girling & AN Other
Moreton-in-Marsh (car park in Station Road) @ 14.30
Around Stanton (more details later)
7-8 miles (5 hours including lunch break)
Jenny & Trevor Price; easy to moderate
Stanton (Mount Inn for coffee) @ 10.30
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Blockley, Holly Drive, Batsford, Blockley
4–5 miles: 2 stiles, I moderate climb, some road walking
Jenny Bruce & Edwina Powell
Blockley Post Office @ 13.30
9 November
14 December
NB Everyone participating in walks does so at her/his own risk and should not leave the group without informing the leaders. Please ensure
that your clothing/footwear is appropriate to the conditions. If you walk with a dog, please keep it on the lead when on roads or where live
stock is present.
Also, wherever possible, please share cars to avoid congestion at meeting place.