Battlefields to Old Sodbury - 18.2 Miles

Started our day at the Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument which was erected in the 18th century to commemorate the Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen who fought at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643. Strolled down the valley and on to Dyrham House passing through Cold Ashton and visiting its church to see its historic canopied pulpit. Enjoyed a look around the National Trust Anglo-Dutch Baroque styled Dyrham House and Garden and learnt about its owner William Blathwayt (1649-1717) a former accountant-general, diplomat and politician under the later Stuarts and William of Orange. Continued on passing Dodington Park and Estate back to Old Sodbury.
(Total distance walked today 19.7 miles).Read more