Leg 5: MBCP (More Beautiful Cotswold Pubs)

Steven, Louise, and Susannah joined the regulars this time, for five miles, Moreton-in-Marsh to Broadwell.  Di’s logistical planning worked well; having left Louise’s car at Broadwell, we all regrouped for the obligatory starting photo in Moreton

and set off down green lanes and across a number of fields in warm sunshine.

 

Alison’s navigational skills were called for as the book instructed us to follow a course of 210 degrees to the farthest corner of a field. Fortunately, Alison had her compass (although we could actually see the stile we were aiming for…).  This walk did contain some pretty complicated stiles.....

 

We had planned to stop for a Sunday lunch at the Coach & Horses in Longborough,  but found out when trying to book that they weren’t serving food as the Landlord and Landlady had got married and were on their  honeymoon. But they were happy to sell us drinks to accompany our packed lunches in their garden.

Rested and refreshed, we resumed our journey, meandering through Longborough (ABCV*) and along Love Walk.

 

Onto another green lane, and through some shady woods, 

after which Alison’s compass showed us the course (115 degrees) up a sloping field, to a gate at the brow of the hill where we admired the view across Evenlode Vale.

 

The next landmark was Donnington Manor, complete with ha-ha and immaculate grounds. 

We wrestled with a chained gate until Di pointed out the snap shackle that no-one else had noticed. One click and we were through!  Down the hill, through a leafy churchyard, into Broadwell (ABCV) where the Fox Inn served drinks, chips and delicious ice cream.

 *Another Beautiful Cotswold Village

Blog written by Rod


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