THE MONARCH'S WAY

We started walking the Monarch's Way with the Crudwell Scout group in September 1999. This is the group looking happy near the end of one section.

The Monarch's Way is a long distance walk following the escape route of Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Photographs marking our progress are below. Click on the map will let you follow our progress.
The Monarch's Way site is at http://www.monarchsway.50megs.com/index.html/
Information on the Crudwell Scout Group is at http://www.wiltshirescouts.org.uk/1stCrudwell/


PHOTO GALLERY

January 2002 found us walking from the Roman villa at Chedworth down to Cirencester. For us this is now very near home.

Lunch stop near Chedworth village.

Cirencester reached - a major landmark!

		The Xmas leg was done separately by the Goodyers. Just to prove we did it here are Rob and Mike with a feastive tree at Farminton.
	Farmington Church in winter sunshine.		Not so sunny at Northleach

In late November we completed a double leg by stayed overnight at Stow Youth Hostel (well recommended). The first day saw wonderful blue skies but this did not continue to day 2. Having started at Chipping Campden we have now reached Clapton on the Hill just south of Bourton on the Water.

	In the sun outside Blockley Church.		Glorious view across Blockley
		Gearing up for the second leg in Stow Youth Hostel.
	Roman well just outside Stow.		? Scout misbehaving in Stow

Assembling at Chipping Campden before the rain started on our October leg.

Hidcote Manor gardens was our lunch stop - in the rain.

The first stage since February started at Langley and lunchtime found us at Stratford Upon Avon. Here we are mingling with the tourists and sampling icecreams from a barge.

The February leg started at Alcester.The group outside the church before the rain starts.

The canal tough at Wootton Wawen - very strange to walk alongside it with your head at water level.

January saw us walking from Headless Cross to Alcester, the ground was frozen but the weather was clear. Picture shows some of the boys stopped at a frozen pond.

Over the new year weekend we stayed overnight at Blackwell scout centre near Bromsgrove. We had not expected temperatures of -10C that night but from the pictures you can see that we all enjoyed ourselves. (Best not to ask about the toilets!)

	Great views on a sunny winters day south of Halesowen.		Sunset over Content Farm
	The early breakfast was well appreciated particularly when the scouts washed up.

	The November section took us through the Netherton Tunnel opended in 1858 and the last canal tunnel to be built in Britain. It is 1.5 miles long, dead straight and pitch dark. Amazingly thick stalactites has already developed. Outside the tunnel, if you look closely you can see the headtorches !
Group photograph crossing the M6.
	Last visit to Boscobel House marked by afternoon tea.

Beckbury church in the spring sunshine

Dangerous chidren strike again

The group stop for a well earned afternoon tea

The team assembled outside Ironbridge Youth Hostel

Tony picking the right route

Plaque on the Royal Barn at Madeley

The barn itself under 'reconstruction'.

Well earned lunch break on section 5

Wood Hall Farm moat

Boscobel House

Section 4 - A cold but sunny walk along the canal to Lower Penn

Swindon Lock

Bratch Lock