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<div> The gods were kind to us and we had a splendid walk in sunshine, although chilly when not sheltered from the Noreaster winds. From Saltford across the river and fields to <a href="http://opencirce.org/?_option=propagate&type=Location&address=Kelston%2C+Bath">Kelston</a> and on uphill. <a href="http://kelstonroundhill.com/">Kelson Round Hill</a> (or Kelston Tump) is a landmark which we had not visited previously and the views from there and from <a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/128508">Prospect Stile</a> above Shiners Wood were wonderful. We visted the <a href="http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1215229"> Church of St Martin</a> in North Stoke and back along the Avon past the site of <a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6171">Kelson Brass Mill</a> and back to lunch at the Jolly Sailor at Saltford Lock. Length 5.6 miles, Vertical distance 180m.</div> <div>Kelston Brass Mill is not open to the public but <a href="http://www.brassmill.com/index.html">Saltford Brass Mill</a> is open for a couple of days a month in summer. The mills made brassware which was exported to Africa on the first leg slave trade.</div> <div>On the Cotswold way we saw a memorial stone to 17-year-old Sarah Louise Gray. A bit of research discovered that she died whilst horseridding from Sudden Adult Death syndrome rather than an accident.</div> <div>Chris was experimenting with his SMS blogging and created this <a href="http://kitwallace.co.uk/Blog/item/2013-03-28T00:00:00Z">banal blog</a> </div> <div>Coincidently, Julia's daughter Kate was up at Kelston Round Hill later in the day, having walked the dog up from Weston.</div>