Blackberries can be Aggressive

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Day 5 Hiking, July 21.

9.76 Miles. 23,470 Steps. 5 Hours.

Stonehouse Courtyard, King’s Stanley to The Swan, Wotton-under-Edge.

”What does Cotswolds mean in English? Wolds - gentle hills. ‘Cots’ - sheep enclosures. So ‘Cotswolds’ probably just means an area of gentle hills with plenty of sheep around. Another theory is that the name is based on Cod’s - Wold (cod being a certain Saxon landowner).”

Walked around the edges of 2 large hills in deep woods. Rained off and on like mountain showers, but as I was deep in the woods hardly got wet.

Nympsfield Long Barrow. Built more than 5,500 years ago as a burial place for their dead. More then 20 individuals discovered during excavation.

A standoff between Lois and a thicket of blackberry bushes. There was a struggle for dominance, Lois escaped, the berries left their mark.

Corn in the Cotswolds? On the horizon is the final hill from yesterday.

Wales in the background.

Wandered into the little Historical Museum. Found cases of items the Detectorists have discovered.

Kate who gave a ride to this hitchhiker, and drove out of her way to deliver this tired hiker the remainder of today’s miles.

END OF WWII

Celebration on the High Street of Wotton-under-Edge on VE Day.

High Street today with the former Police Station in the background.

Lady Margaret de Lisle 1360-1392, wife of Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron of Berkeley. This is from her tomb. No one knows where the Baron’s tomb marker is.

Berkeley Home.

Perry and Dawes Almhouse.

Almshouse chapel.

Prices are per liter.

The helpful lady from the Historical Museum.

Swan Hotel where tonight’s pillow is.

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