Cotswolds again! - the perfect setting

[FiatStiloJTD]

Thought i'd go for a nice drive around the cotswolds (just up the road a mile or two) while it was nice and sunny. Pity the stupid sign was in the way on the first photo.

Matt

 

[jamie86]

Pity the stupid sign was in the way on the first photo.
Matt

Why didn't you just drag it out of the way aftre ripping it up from the ground for your photo

Only messing loving the setting

 

[sammiboo]

cool... where abouts in the wolds were you?

 

[PNL]

Thats a punto nice in the wolds lucky fella

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

I've always driven past the old viaduct but never been near it so i thought to myself why not today? Some people don't even know its there. (Sorry i have a fasination with old railways and bridges ).
Some non fiat snaps:

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Sammi: we're on the Broadway side of the Cotswolds (Stanton, Snowshill etc.).
Group 4 also have a nice headquarters on one of the hills too.

Matt

 

[sammiboo]

I been in the wolds loads of times... someone I used to know lives in Charlton Kings so we used to go out for weekend drives. Went to Birdland too. That was cool

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

I been in the wolds loads of times... someone I used to know lives in Charlton Kings so we used to go out for weekend drives. Went to Birdland too. That was cool

Where abouts is Birdland? - can't say i've heard of it. If you ever get the change to go to Stow on the wold or Morton in Marsh there are some beautiful roads around there. Including the Fossway.

Here's a map that might help some of you get your bearings

Matt

 

[sammiboo]

Birdland Is Bourton on the water. Well worth a visit. Last time i went they had a christmas tree in the river

heres a link to Bird Land http://www.birdland.co.uk/ Me and James had a really good day there

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

Oww thats not to far away; just on the ridge. Might take a peek there soon... looks good and they have flamingo's

Matt

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

One question; can anyone tell me (and this is a non fiat question) why viaducts always seem to have suicidal holes along the top (on the photo you can see two) - is this for signaling?

I wanted to go along the top of the viaduct but thought better not - and by the way there is no track along. So technically not illegal is it?

Matt

 

[Gary]

Well I never new you had been down my way Sammi

Nice area Charlton Kings

Lived in and around Cheltenham all my life so I know the cotswolds pretty well and I love it wouldn't move away for anything.

Oh and come on Cheltenham Town against Newcastle United on Saturday live on BBC1

Edit : Matt How about a FF southern meet at birdland ?

 

[Slippy]

Here you go...

 

[GhostWKD]

Been lost there before i think

 

[gregit]

Ah, my stomping ground!!

I get to travel the whole of the shire in my capacity as a Network Support engineer.

Fish Hill from Broadway to Moreton on the Marsh. Such fun

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

Thanks for the image Slippy, looks ace.

And nobody noticed that the car was filthy gorgeous (normally even Beau spots that ). Mwahh

Matt