Stage three - Winchcombe to Dowdeswell
We chose a fine day for our third stage of the walk; virtually perfect, blue sky, sunny, yet not too hot (low single figures ºC). Having (again) found that buses were not running on the displaced bank holiday, we checked out prices for a taxi to get us there from Cheltenham. We were pleasantly surprised to find it a very reasonable £19 for the seven mile run, not much more than three bus tickets and much more comfortable. Marius was soon on his way to collect us and we were off. We took the drop off near the town centre; now quite familiar to us from the three or so visits, the most recent being only four days ago. We set off from the point we'd left the route previously, heading down Vineyard Street south, then striking out across the fields. The 'Way is marked very clearly at close intervals, so navigation is quite straightforward. We were soon heading uphill fairly steeply, the route leading through woods up to Belas Knap burial chamber. From Belas Knapp, the 'Way heads