Join a Talking Walk and you will discover there is more to walking ....
We will be regularly adding walks to the programme, so do visit the site frequently. For certain walks, well behaved dogs are welcome to join us. Please enquire when you book. If you would like to go on any of the walks in our programme, but can't make the dates advertised, we are happy to organise it for a date to suit you.
The price for each walk includes all refreshments: water, snacks, lunch (pub or picnic depending on the walk and the time of year), tea and coffee, juice, fruit, etc as appropriate for the day.
To help you get more out of the day we provide you with a twenty to thirty page booklet specially written for the walk which includes an introduction to the topic and the walk route, a detailed commentary on the walk related to the theme of the day, maps and illustrations.
The walk leaders have designed each walk to illustrate the theme of the day at its best. There are frequent stops to point out relevant features and to discuss their origins or ponder over their life cycle.
Please note that the start times may vary slightly from those advertised to accommodate changes in train times and for other logistical reasons.
Programme for 2008
Saturday 30th August - Cotswold Churches and their Landscape
So many pictures of the Cotswolds feature soft yellow-stoned churches amongst green fields and trees bathed in mist, surrounded by grazing sheep. On this study day we will investigate the facts behind this rural idyll by studying the origins of the Cotswold church, architectural features particular to the Cotswolds and the church’s place within the social, economic and agricultural life of the Cotswolds since the first millennium. With Tim Porter . A rigorous walk of 8 miles Starting: Icomb £35/person
Saturday 13th September - Routes of Change
The most ancient signs of human activity on the landscape are trackways. On this Talking Walk we will follow in the footsteps of the Romans, saunter along a salt way, tarry on a turnpike and plod and old country path to help get a better understanding of why these routes came into being, how they have been recorded down the years and how and why they have survived to this day. A moderate walk of 8.5 miles Starting: Stonesfield at 10.30 £35/person
Saturday 27th September - Introduction to the Landscape
This day school introduces aspects of the landscape and natural history, archeology and geology of the unique environment of the Cotswolds which will be encountered on the programme of nine walks during 2008/09. Free of charge at the main lecture theatre, Pittville Campus, Albert Road, Cheltenham. 10.00 - 16.00. To enrol ring 01608 641839 or email info@talkingwalks.co.uk
Saturday 4th October - Laurie Lee Country
It is not difficult to see why Laurie Lee was so deeply attached to the valley where he spent most of his informative years. It is quite simply beautiful: a landscape of pasture, woods, arable fields and an occasional orchard, which winds its sinuous way along the steep sides of the valley. Around each corner another glorious view awaits you. But with his talent for words, Laurie Lee did not just enjoy the countryside, he translated it into wonderful prose and rich poetry so that it could be shared, vicariously, by many others. This walk (the first of nine) is part of the University of Gloucestershire's commitment to public engagement. Starts Slad @ 10.00. Pre-booking essential. To book a place ring 01608 641 839 or email info@talkingwalks.co.uk. £15/person (includes expert guide and brief notes).
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