Gloucestershire Photos by Hetty
Coaley Peak
19th December 2020
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Christmas Day 2019
Coaley Peak
It was such a lovely morning we had to go and see the view at Coaley Peak then have a late Christmas Dinner
We could see the peak of the Sugar Loaf Mountain near Abergavenny, Wales, in the Black Mountains (photo enhanced)
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Coaley Peak to Woodchester Park
17th April 2016 A map of the walk is here
We started at the Coaley Peak picnic area on a beautiful day, with wonderful views. The tide must have been in, as the River Severn looked blue
and the Black Mountains were quite clear in the distance
Nympsfield Long Barrow 
Through Penn Wood, with bluebells
Up the track to Bown Hill farm – we can see Stroud and Rodborough Fort
the lambs are cute
Through the vineyards
and down to the chain of five lakes in the hidden Woodchester Park (National Trust)
The Tower – a folly – on Break Heart Hill
Primroses, and brown and white sheep
Woodchester Mansion comes into view
Designed by Benjamin Bucknall in the 1850s, it replaced a grand country house built in the 1740s.
Work stopped when the owner, William Leigh, died, and it was never finished
Wood anemones
A glider being pull up
Entrance gates to the Mansion
Back at Coaley Peak
A lovely walk and catch up with friends, then a good meal at the Rose and Crown, Nymphsfield
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