The Wonderyears RG Walk November 2012 in Windsor Great Park

Taken near Saville Gardens



First view of Cow Pond



Second view of Cow Pond

Third view of Cow Pond

Following Christine, Viv and Mary along the side of Cow Pond

Horse and carriage travelling around Smith's Lawn

This walk was with friends from The Wonderyears Ramblers Group.  We started at Bishopsgate, this is an area in EgHam.  Not sure where the name originated, perhaps copying the London name.  The London area was after a gate that used to be an entrance into the City of London.  It's reckoned that this was named after Bishop Erkenwald, who was also associated with Chertsey Abbey.  The park used to be forest that went as far as Chertsey where pillars can still be seen of another entrance.
We followed the road towards Smith's Lawn, famous for Polo where you can even watch royalty play, turning towards Saville Gardens from there we took the rhododendron avenue to Cow Pond, where cattle used to be watered.  After walking around the pond we rejoined the avenue back to Bishopsgate to have a coffee in the Fox & Hounds Public House where we were joined by Ellen who couldn't make the walk on this occasion.