Near Painswick, Gloucestershire Photos by Hetty
Trench Hill open garden
18th September 2022
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Sheepscombe from Cranham
18th May 2020 5.2 miles map of walk
From Cranham, down to the Painswick Stream, up to Pyll House (see next walk, lower down page), then to Sheepscombe; back to Cranham via Lord’s Wood, Ladies’ Wood, Saltridge Wood and Gladys’ Leap.
We started at Cranham School
which has a mosaic
Cranham Chuch
An old mill house
Tocknells Court
Oliver’s Mill was here
Panoramic view
The Butcher’s Arms at Sheepscombe
View towards Stroud
Cranham church is over there
We are getting nearer the church
Sheepscombe from Bull’s Cross
14th May 2020 4.3 miles map of walk
From Bull’s Cross, we walked through Longridge, Cockshoot and Jack’s Green to Sheepscombe, then up to the cricket pitch, down to the valley, up to the church and back to Bull’s Cross.
Pyll House dated 1701, has an interesting doorway
and a weathervane
There is a lot of May blossom
Sheepscombe
The church is down there
The Butcher’s Arms
Antlers outside are unusual
The cricket field is high up and on a slope. Laurie Lee bought it, now the villagers own it.
We need to get back across the valley
The church is down there
A well trained hedge
Not sure what this is/was
We see the church again
Down by the stream is the village hall, which was once three cottages
and has a lovely weathervane
Coldstream Cottages
Then up hill to the war memorial, which has sundials on four sides
Sheepscombe church
A cider mill
View of Sheepscombe from Jack’s Green – the cricket pavilion is top left
Former Methodist Chapel
