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Approaching Turville on my walk from Ibstone (starting at Stokenchurch). St Mary's church tower just visible below me in the centre of the image.
A view down the picturesque Hambleden valley as it curves to the right around the bluff of the 'great wood' on the right horizon. (A woodland in which I've mislaid the path on quite a few occasions).
A lovely view, sadly not for much longer as a small coppice of yew, box and conifers has been planted alongside the path.
Viewers of the long running TV comedy series 'The Vicar of Dibley' will recognise this as the vicar's cottage. A lot of daft conversations took place over the threshold between Geraldine and the barking mad locals.
A beautiful group of 16/17th century cottages at the entrance to the churchyard.
A quick snap as I walked past. I don't normally like taking a photo so close to a private house, but there was a car parked blocking the best view of the group so I went for it.
No wonder the small village of Turville is so popular as a location for film and television.
It lies on a quiet lane and sits perfectly in an isolated valley and all views in and out of it are charming.
I'd arrived under grey cloud but just in time to get a pint before the pub shut at 3pm (it keeps traditional hours). I'd planned to arrange my lift from here, hence the pint, but the sun came out again so I had the chance to dash around the village with my camera before continuing on to the nearby village of Fingest around the shoulder of the hill.
I usually approach Turville from Cobstone Windmill - in the centre of the image - but that descent down the hillside is not for the faint hearted; slippery and steep enough to be almost a 'bottom shuffle'. My first challenging walk of the season, I was trying out my knees that had recently become slightly painful, so had found an alternative path from the ridge top village of Ibstone that descends the hillside diagonally.
My knees, I'm glad to report seem much better. Perhaps doing deep squats with weights 2 or 3 times a week at the age of 66 was not a good idea after all! Still do them occasionally though, sheer vanity, can't help myself being an idiot!
One of my favourite walks and views from earlier in the year.
The footpath down the valley from Stokenchurch then up the hillside on this path towards Ibstone on the ridge before dropping down into the next valley to Turville, then eventually, Fingest in the Hambleden valley.
The small pretty church on the skyline on the right. Woolman's Wood in the distance. The quiet lane descends to the River Thames just a few hundred yards behind me.
Just over the hill on the right is Hedsor House, a stylish wedding and events venue. The website has good aerial shots of the area:
www.hedsor.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&...
Wandering about with my camera I nearly fell down that hole in the raised pavement that is a flight of steps down to the road.
This is the quiet road out of the village that winds for a few miles before arriving at two of Britain's most famous and influential gardens at Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court.
The footpath from the church.
And a thank you to the owners of the house on the right who have generously not shielded their house and garden from passers by with an ugly high wooden fence which is so often the case. Thank you for sharing your view.
More thatched cottages and raised pavements in the pretty hilltop village of Ebrington, Gloucestershire
Bonehill Rocks Dartmoor
Bonehill Rocks Dartmoor
Widecombe-in-the-Moor From Bell Tor
Bonehill Rocks Dartmoor
Spring Bluebells at Bell Tor
Spring Bluebells at Bell Tor
Widecombe-in-the-Moor From Bell Tor
