Blockley
Blockley Downs and Batsford. A lovely Cotswold walk of about 5 miles, starting at Blockley village shop, taking in a visit to Batsford, with a snack lunch at the garden centre there; about 3 hours in all. The car journey to Blockley takes 30 minutes from Sibford.
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2. Temporary(?) diversion around a fallen tree
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3. Batsford Stud
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4. Daffodils and Chionodoxa(??) in a Batsford garden
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6. Today’s group (less 1 photographer, 1 dog)
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7. Herd of deer in front of Batsford House.
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10. Back down the hill to Blockley
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11. The path not taken in Blockley
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12a. The old village shop …
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12b … and the new one
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No view of Brailes Hill on this walk – except from the car, returning to Sibford.
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