Sezincote Stroll and a kids cache - 21/08/10

Distance Walked - 9 Miles
Caches Found - 20
Starting Cache - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=550b1ac7-701d-4360-81b8-7a19a024746b

Currently reading the dice man by luke rhinehart - so decided to put todays walk / caching activity down to chance.  Three regular walks and three cache circles were chosen and the dice settled on this one - starting at Bourton on the Hill.

Get dressed in walking gear and the dog fears the worst and takes a low profile.  Coerce her into the car.

There are two trails here - the Sezincote Stroll (10 caches) which can be joined at Longborough with a kids (i felt guilty) mystery cache where you have to decipher nursery rhymes to find 6 and a bonus.  Add in three on the route, including two from another series and you have 20 caches on a good figure of 8 walk

Park the car almost opposite the Heart of England Way.

Start of the Path - Heart of England Path

Head down through good paths past the majestic Sezincote Hall, picking up 4 before arriving at Longborough.  Pass the glampers (I thought these were a middle class myth!) on the left, with the hall on the right.

Glampers!

Sezincote Hall - Nice Roof

Longborough is a lovely, classic cotswolds village.  Nice spring in the centre of town and the dog takes a dunk. I have walked here before, I remember stopping at the coach and horses, but today its to early.

Early Bath

Now going on a loop to the south of Longborough for the Kids Cachewalker series.  Had to work out the positions last night to have them programmed in for this morning.  The series is straightforward and there is a huge bonus at the end - which unfortunately muggled whilst retrieving.  The lady says nothing to me, other than replying to my hello!  During the series, you pass a memorial to the Battle of Stow in the English Civil War..... this walk has more than caches - a nice history lesson.

Battle Ground - There would be if she could get off her lead and get at the sheep.

Back north on the Sezincote Stroll series - more great paths all the way back to number 10 - when we run into a bit of trouble in a field of cows, that get a bit frisky.  Lots of stamping a bellowing, but fortunately, I was the right size of a barbed wire fence!  They ganged up on me when I got behind the stile/gate and performed a victory dance...

Scary Cows

So, weather was rubbish but the walk was excellent and the high number of cache an unexpected bonus.