Date and Time
DATE TO BE CONFIRMED.
GGLT members are invited to join author and historian David Aldred on a guided walk of Cleeve Hill Common, about 5 miles north east of Cheltenham.
This gentle walk of around 2.7 miles will seek to examine the remains of two possible eighteenth century designed landscapes. The first is depicted in Kip’s engraving of Southam House for Sir Robert Atkyns’ county history in 1712, and a later sketch in 1760 by the local artist Thomas Robins indicates designed planting. Descriptions along the walk will also describe the history of early settlers as well as the nineteenth century increase in leisure and recreation which has affected this area. The walk will ascend to the Cleeve Cloud Hillfort and ‘The Three Sisters’, with its own more recent changes.
Arrangements:
Meet at 10.00am in the Cleeve Hill Golf Club Car Park, GL52 3PW. Grid Ref: SO 989 271.
Parking Charge £2 redeemable against any refreshments purchased in the Clubhouse (Flynn’s on the Hill).
Please dress appropriately for this walking tour, and bring any refreshments you would like, as there will be plenty of opportunities to stop and rest.
Toilets: none on the Common. The Clubhouse has toilets; however, a purchase will be expected.
You are welcome to bring a dog. However, for the safety of GGLT members, other walkers, and livestock – sheep and cattle are grazed on the Common – please always keep your dog on a lead.
Cost per person £8.00
Photo: The Three Sisters, Cleeve Cloud, Wikimedia Commons
