アヴェニングの天然記念物・トップ8

長い間乾燥していて、残念ながら泉には一滴の水も見えませんでした。

If You Have Never Seen the Source of River Thames, Probably worth a look.

The long, narrow hill of Cam Long Down stands separate from the main Cotswold escarpment, on the Cotswold Way between Dursley and Uley Bury. The distinctive wedge shape of Cam Peak, at the Dursley end of the Down, is a result of erosion and landslips. Enjoyable at any time of year, as with all the Cotswold limestone grasslands this area is particularly special in summer when it is ablaze with wildflowers and alive with bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

Location for a picnic

Great views and all bridleway. You can stay at the top or ride a slightly more technical singletrack a level down at the end. You can drop down to lower levels at each corner or complete a lap.

park at the end of the hike. start of hike missed but is easy to find from top of railway road. We came back via road as access that isn't recorded has a very high turnstile and so not as accessible as the rest of the walk

An Iron-age hill fort dating from 300B.C. An easy walking route around its perimeter which provides some spectacular views. The view of Smallpox Hill (Downham Hill) is particularly magnificent.

Downham Hill, known locally as "Smallpox Hill is an outlying hill from the surrounding Cotswold escarpment, separated by a small valley. It offers perhaps some of the best view in the valley if not the Cotswolds! Due to the physical nature of the hill it lent itself to being a Smallpox isolation hospital during the 18th and 19th century, making it one of the earliest isolation hospitals in the country. It is believed that the hospital played a roll in Edward Jenner’s studies of the disease, and aided his eventual discovery of the Smallpox vaccine.