Wotton Under Edge Magnets

Overlooking the market town of Wotton Under Edge, Wotton Hill is topped by an emblematic cluster of pine trees. These trees can be spotted from town and replace the original trees planted to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Benches provide a rest and stunning vistas across The Cotswolds

Wotton Hill Number of views as of 8th May 2016 = 500. The Cotswold Way passes through the town of Wotton-under-Edge (Gloucester, England) and this view of Wotton Hill greets the walker on leaving the town heading north along the limestone escarpment known as the Cotswold Edge from which the town takes its name. The group of trees on top of the hill were planted in the 19th century to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. Wotton Hill is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Date: 16th February 2013.

Overlooking the market town of Wotton Under Edge, Wotton Hill is topped by an emblematic cluster of pine trees. These trees can be spotted from town and replace the original trees planted to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Benches provide a rest and stunning vistas across The Cotswolds

A forest path as it winds through Westridge Woods, a wood situated on the route from Wotton Under Edge to the Tyndale monument. A charming section of the Cotswold Way, especially so at autumn.

A forest path as it winds through Westridge Woods, a wood situated on the route from Wotton Under Edge to the Tyndale monument. A charming section of the Cotswold Way, especially so at autumn.

A forest path as it winds through Westridge Woods, a wood situated on the route from Wotton Under Edge to the Tyndale monument. A charming section of the Cotswold Way, especially so at autumn.

A study of the memorial sign post that sits at the centre (the Chipping) of Kingswood, a small village in the Cotswolds near to Wotton Under Edge, transformed in to a watercolour from an original photograph of mine.

Tyndale Monument Number of views as of 11th March 2018 = 2980. On the Cotswold Way, between Wotton-under-Edge and North Nibley (Gloucestershire, England) stands this monument to William Tyndale (1492 - 1536), who translated the New Testament of the Bible into English. The monument was built in 1866 and is 111 feet (34 metres) tall. Inside the monument, a narrow, circular staircase of 121 steps (I know 'cos I counted them) ascends to a viewing platform offering fine views over the village of North Nibley and surrounding countryside. Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire, educated at Oxford and became a leading figure in Protestant reform which led to his untimely demise. He was arrested and jailed in the castle of Vilvoorde, near Brussels, ...

A pair of cute lambs pose for their photoshoot next to one of the many lakes in Ozleworth parkland, in the Cotswolds