Saturday 26th February 2011 Snowshill, Gloucs

Snowshill

Another short walk (this time my sister's sore ankle was the reason!) with Ros and Dave round the picturesque village of Snowshill, near Broadway. This walk is just under 4 miles and is a circular route through farmland and hills surrounding the village and National Trust Manor House.

Snowdrops

We parked in the car park on the road to Broadway, just on the edge of the village and quickly were on a well worn track going downhill across sheep grazing land. We passed through a number of gates and over stiles and started to gradually climb the opposite side of the hillside, leaving the muddy track but then having to negotiate barbed wire to return to the route. At the top of the hill, we joined a forestry track where we could see Broadway Tower in the distance. After a gate, we crossed a stile, joining the Cotswold Way for a while, following a track with a large farmhouse on the left and disused quarries where presumably materials were recovered for building homes and farms. We passed Littleworth Woods and then dropped into a field with Snowshill in the distance. We crossed the field, passing a couple of typical Cotswold gaffs, then joined the main road down into Snowshill, stopping to photograph the snowdrops which are very typical of the village - thousands of them!


The sign at the Snowshill Arms asking folks to remove muddy boots on entry, encouraged us to walk on to the car and change into cleaner attire - then we enjoyed a pint and the fire in the Arms.


Snowshill Arms



An OS view of the walk is below, courtesy of QUO digital mapping/OS: