Day 7 North Nibley to Old Sodbury

 After a lovely breakfast in the wedding room with linen tablecloth and napkins  the owner came out to see us off pushing an ancient hoover. She obviously didn't believe in modern appliances!
A bit cooler this morning but still dry so no complaints. The 15 mile walk started with a climb up to the Tyndale monument built in honour of William Tyndale who translated the New Testament. Part of the path had been diverted due to a land slip but we soon got to the top. This monument can be seen for miles and we were able to see it for most of the rest of the walk.

Hill Top Monument overlooking Wotton under edge

Jubilee Clock Wotton under Edge (Queen Victoria)

 Wotton had quite a few shops and a very nice baker's shop that provided us with something delicious for lunch. After Wotton a climb up through some woods and a short rest on a bench overlooking Nanny Farmer's Bottom. Its an area of woodland in case you are wondering!

Alderley Church

We found a nice seat in the churchyard for our lunch break. We seemed to be getting used to having a seat at regular intervals.

Monument in memory of General Lord Robert Somerset 

 They like their monuments and follies round these parts.

Drover's Pool

There was no longer any water in the drover's pool but it had wild Irises and rushes growing it.

Modern Folly built especially for nesting swallows and owls.

 This was a millennium project near Little Sodbury.
Between Little Sodbury and Old Sodbury there was a very large hill fort.

Old Sodbury church

We were staying at the Dog Inn in Old Sodbury and were delighted to find that we weren't in the pub but in a small cottage opposite called Rock Cottage. We made a pot of tea in the kitchen and sat in the sun in the garden for a while. The only down side was the noise from the traffic on the busy main road..

We ate our evening meal in the pub and had difficulty choosing from the very extensive menu. Every table had a few question cards from Trivial Pursuits so we entertained ourselves trying to get the answers right before retiring to our cottage for a good night's rest. Well that was the general idea but the traffic was very noisy and when a lorry came past you could feel the bed move which was rather disconcerting.