Another crisp bright winter weekend saw us in Fairford and a walk round part of the wonderful Cotswold Water Park.
Entered via a lane from the town centre the path takes you along a well routed riverside walk along the River Coln.
Further down the path takes a route between two of the many lakes that constitute the Water Park but today the lakes were completely frozen.
Circumnavigating the lake the path leads through a small wooded area back to Fairford. The woodland wildlife included woodpecker, robbins, squirrels and an assortment of small birds.
The day ending in a short drive to Bibury and a welcome bowl of warm winter veg soup at the idilic William Morris Cafe. Bibury was once described by William Morris (1834-96) as "the most beautiful village in England". The cottages of Arlington Row, a row of weavers cottages built of local stone, are often referred to as the most photographed and beautiful cottages in the country.
