"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes..." - Charles Spurgeon
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| (Honey coloured Cotswolds stone building in Castle Combe) |
Date: 16 May 2017 (Tuesday)
Route: Cirencester – Castle Combe
Distance: 25 miles (44 min)
The Cotswolds are an area of scenic countryside, two hours west of London – beautiful hills and valleys, pretty villages, small towns, ancient houses and cottages with traditional stone roofs and the famous dry stone walls. The Cotswolds were all about sheep farming, wool and sheep meat.
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| (A few miles from the town of Chippenham) |
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| (The narrow valley of By Brook) |
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| (Arriving at the centre of the village) |
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| (The upper Castle Combe on higher ground) |
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| (A quintessentially English village) |
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| (Featured regularly as a film location) |
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| (An outstanding natural beautiful) |
Today farming remains important but manufacturing has all but disappeared. The name Cotswolds is derived from “Wold” being the olde English name for Hills, while “Cot” – is like a child’s crib, but in this case referring to the wooden or stone shelters that the shepherds used, that once dotted the landscape!
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| (Castle Hotel in Castle Combe) |
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| (Old Rectory Tea House) |
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| (A book signing by Anna Roberts) |
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| (Roses in bloom at Castle Combe) |
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| (An ancient monument in Castle Combe) |
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| (The ancient monument is at the village centre) |
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| (Ancient Monument Act 1913 - 19310 |
The village has two parts: one is in the narrow valley of the By Brook, while Upper Castle Combe is on higher ground to the east. A motor racing circuit is to the south of the upper village.
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| (14th-century Market Cross) |
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| (Buildings dated from the 13th-century) |
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| (St Andrew Church in Castle Combe) |
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| (Taking a look around St Andrew Church) |
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| (An old graveyard in the church compound) |
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| (A public transport to Castle Combe) |
We drove out of Castle Combe village before noon and headed towards Bath, 13 miles away.
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| (A small narrow road leading out of the village) |
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| (A cool day for cycling) |
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