The Lantern Way, a circular walk around Dursley
Saturday 2 July 2016
The Lantern Way is a 14 mile circular walk around Dursley, launched in 2015 by Dursley Welcome Walkers. We'd walked parts of it before, but never all in one go. As it passes very close to our house, we thought we ought to try it all. There's a helpful leaflet available and some orange stickers on the path to help guide the way. I also took a 1:25000 OS map and found it useful in places, as we took the wrong way briefly a couple of times. Lots of the walk took us out into farmland, lower down than we usually walk and it was good to see the familiar hills from another angle.
We incorporated a stop at the Fox & Hounds in Coaley for refreshments mid-afternoon (which now serves food, unlike when the walk booklet was written), then dinner in The Old Crown, Uley. Finally we enjoyed the sunset on the way back to Dursley via the woods. It's a long walk, but it gives a good variety of countryside.
![The Lantern Way and Cotswold Way both past right next to the Old Spot Inn](img1/01-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
The Lantern Way and Cotswold Way both past right next to the Old Spot Inn
![Dursley town centre from the surrounding woods](img1/02-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
Dursley town centre from the surrounding woods
![The fields leaving Cam](img1/03-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
The fields leaving Cam
![There are many Lantern Way stickers helping to mark the way](img1/04-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
There are many Lantern Way stickers helping to mark the way
![05-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley](img1/05-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
![Approaching Coaley](img1/06-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
Approaching Coaley
![Cam Long Down from the fields below](img1/07-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
Cam Long Down from the fields below
![Climbing up now, the river Severn and May Hill visible](img1/08-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
Climbing up now, the river Severn and May Hill visible
![The Crawley Hill viewpoint near Uley Bury, looking over to Cam Long Down and the Black Mountains](img1/09-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
The Crawley Hill viewpoint near Uley Bury, looking over to Cam Long Down and the Black Mountains
![Sunset on the way back to Dursley](img1/10-Lantern-Way-around-Dursley.jpg)
Sunset on the way back to Dursley
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