Walk Inspiration - Adventurous Pub Walks in Warwickshire
Distance - 7.5 Miles
Geocaches - 5
Refreshments - Cotswold Way at the Red Lion, Long Compton
2014 has seen a lot of neolithic based walking - Avebury, Stonehenge, Kennet Long Barrow, Wayland's Smithy to name the ones I can remember. It seems kind of fitting that a couple more are added to the year's penultimate walk.
After a trip to the BMW dealership to determine exactly what AdBlue is, I head off to park right next to the walk highlight - The Rollright Stones. I try desperately to remember if I have been here before. If I had, it was in pre-blogging days.
Start with a look at the King's Stone - isolated away from its Oxfordshire neighbours in Warwickshire and then to check out the Whispering Knights. I will save the King's Men for the return.
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| Not originally like this - chipped away by centuries of tourists for luck |
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| Views over Long Compton from the King Stone |
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| Easel does it - Into Oxfordshire for the Whispering Knights |
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| 5000 Years Old - Pre-dating Stonehenge |
Having got my historical fill, I can head off on the walk proper. And its a stunner. Words will not do it justice, but this is classic Cotswolds - dropping down into the Valley and back up again, along great paths with superb views. Not a chance of me getting walking fatigue in this hectic Xmas walking period.
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| I would not want to be in any other Country |
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| Approach to Long Compton |
The late start has meant that time is clicking on. Its 2pm and I haven't lunched. Long Compton must offer some refreshment.
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| Strike Lucky Once - Jumbo Sausage Roll from a tiny shopkeeper for a quid. |
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| Strike Lucky Twice - A Classic Cotswold Pub |
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| Top pint of Cotswold Way - Free Delivery from their Website |
With Long Compton done (although I did miss out on the unusual Lynch Gate by the Church), I head up the McMillan Way. It's a slog directly into the sun with 4 of today's 5 caches to break up the puffing and panting.
At the top, its a bit of road walking back to say hello to all the King's Men.
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| 2014 and another Stone Circle Ticked Off the List |
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