For this year's Weekend Away, twenty two VBR members and friends stayed at HF's Harrington House in Bourton on the Water for a three-day programme, organised by Sue, with five walks led by Sue, Elaine, Gordon, Rab and Dave. And a quiz and raffle courtesy of Dave and Sue!
Saturday 11th September
The Slaughters and Naunton, 10.5 miles & Lower Slaughter and Upper Slaughter, 5.6 miles
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| Harrington House lawn |
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| Saturday, the start for all the group |
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| Crossing the River Windrush near the centre of Bourton |
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| Beside the River Eye, Lower Slaughter |
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Lower Slaughter cottages beside the river
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| The Mill, Lower Slaughter |
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| St Peter's Church, Upper Slaughter |
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| The group splits in Upper Slaughter |
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| Up the Windrush for the long walkers after a lunch stop in Naunton |
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| Distant view of Naunton |
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| Approaching the disused Cheltenham Direct Railway line |
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| Nearly there - crossing the Windrush again ... |
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| ... and disturbing a local resident |
Sunday 12th September
Wyke Rissington, Stow on the Wold and Lower Slaughter, 10.4 miles & Wyke Rissington and Little Rissington, 5.5 miles
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| Our early morning target, the radio mast on the top of Icomb Hill |
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| The group prepares to split in Wyke Rissington |
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| Coffee stop on the slopes of Icomb Hill |
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| Icomb Hill at last |
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| Half Moon House, Maugersbury near Stow |
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| Maugersbury Manor |
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| Market Cross in Market Square, Stow on the Wolds |
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| Lunch stop - St Edward's Church, Stow |
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Hyde Mill on the River Dikler on the way back from Stow
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| Marauding cows force us to deviate from the route |
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| St Mary's Church, Lower Slaughter |
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| River Eye again, Lower Slaughter - last resting place |
Monday, 13th September
Little Rissington and Clapton on the Hill, 7 miles
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| The Monday remainers |
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| The laggards crossing the Windrush in Bourton |
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| St Peter's Church, Little Rissington |
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| Clapton on the Hill |
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| St James' Church, Clapton on the Hill - coffee stop |
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| A field of wild mallow (correct me if I'm wrong) |
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| And back to Harrington House for the last time |
