Around the River Avon Eckington

Another wet and cloudy weekend for late January with few breaks.  Checking the BBC weather for around Pershore in Worcestershire there was a break of about 3 to 4 hours early Sunday morning around sunrise so decided to use this gap in the weather to do a local walk along the river Avon and Eckington starting at the old Eckington Bridge.
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Cleeve Hill Cheltenham Gloucestershire

Ideally at the weekend when I am working in a new location on the Saturday like to explore a new town or city and the Sunday do a long walk in the countryside somewhere.  This Saturday I wanted to explore Cheltenham town and then take a detour and do a recon on top of the nearby Cleeve Hill.
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Snowshill Cotswold Gloucestershire

Its a cold and frosty January morning but bright sunshine with some mist and fog to clear is the forecast and I am heading out to the Cotswold villages of Snowshill, Stanway and Stanton in Gloucestershire for my weekend photo walk.
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Wye Valley Coppet Hill Symonds Yat

After the epic walk along the Malvern Hills I was told another fantastic area to visit was the Wye valley in Herefordshire, places like Symonds Yat and Coppet Hill both with great views for miles around.
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Dovers Hill Photo Walk Gloucestershire

This walk starts in the village of Chipping Campden supposed to be one of the most beautiful in the Cotswold.  What attracted me to do this photo walk was the reported spectacular views westward atop of Dovers Hill over the vale of Eversham on the Cotswold escarpment.
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