Wednesday, October 17, 2012

We're feeling phthisic, so today's short walk was appreciated. Starting in the 17th century house with no heat we walked back through town looking for the sign post we missed the previous day; to no avail, we missed it again and resorted to the old navigational technique - we asked someone. A sweet little old lady out on her daily constitutional walked most of the way back to the post and off we went up the hill again to Broadway Tower (You may recall a similar tower from yesterday, it's the same tower.) We finally found out where we went wrong, and after passing the tower again we zoomed down the other side without further error. Spectacular views abound as we followed the trail through  farms, along minor roads, into parks, and along streams; with no rain and modest wind the day was delightful ending with a grand view of Chipping- Camden and its surrounds. A short walk down the main street of the town we arrived at our 600 year old B&B.  Chipping Camden is billed as the loveliest of the Cotswold towns and although that's a somewhat subjective claim it certainly is beautiful and quaint.  Some very old buildings, mostly out of Cotswold stone, some with thatched roofs, make wandering the streets a real joy.  And of course we visited the two churches-one being the first Catholic church we've seen in England.

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