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Th e Co t s w o ld O lim p ick G am es & Sh ir e Ram b le s
1 – 4 Ju n e
Fo u r day s o fbeau t ifu leas y w alking in g o o d co m pany w it h delig h t fu llu nch t im es t o ps as t h eco u nt r y s ide
bu r s t s int o co lo u r .So m epat h s m ay bemu ddy in places s o br ing s u it ablefo o t w ear .
Departing O xted w e travel to
Ch ipping Campden w h ere w e sh al h ave time to find
someth ing to eat in one of th e pubs and tea rooms.
A fter lunch w e sh al w alk to Dover’s H il, overlooking
th eVale of E vesh am. Th is beautiful plateau
commands extensive view s over th e plains of th e
A von and th e Severn to th e footh ils of th eW elsh
mountains. It provides an ideal setting for th e annual
Cotsw old ‘O limpick’ G ames (not O lympic G ames)
taking place today in th e natural amph ith eatre at th e
summit of Dover’s H il, w h ich w il ech o w ith th e
sh outs and ch eers of competitors and spectators.
Circular w alk of 5 miles or 2 miles if you w ish to
spend more time w atch ing th e ‘g ames’. L ater w e
make our w ay to ourW arw ick h otel.
F RIDAY 1 J U N E SATU RDAY 2 J U N E
F rom our base in W arw ick w e
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make our w ay to th e picturesque old market tow n of
A lcester at th e junction of th e River A lne and River
A rrow. H ere w e strol along th e medieval H ig h Street
and dow n th e delig h tful M alt M il L ane.W e continue
our w alk th roug h attractive O versley W ood to
W ixford and our lunch stop. A fter lunch w e take fields
and lanes passing beautiful th atch ed cottag es back to
A lcester. Total distance 7 miles.
SU N DAY 3 J U N E O ur circular w alk today takes us
th roug h some pleasantW orcestersh ire countryside
and along a delig h tful section of th e M ilennium W ay.
Th e w alk of about 7 ½ miles, is mostly flat, across
open countryside, th roug h farmland and w oods. Th ere
w il be a pub lunch stop at about h alf distance.