Village is 'a little world all of its own' ; Bath has glorious golden crescents but a few miles away at Doynton, says Nigel Vile, there is a much more dour limestone

The drive down Tog Hill towards Wick and the eastern fringes ofBristol brings a quite stunning view.

Away to the north lie the whaleback ridges of the Malvern Hillsand the isolated summit of May Hill, closer at hand are the twoSevern Crossings with the Black Mountains and the distant peaks ofthe Brecon Beacons beyond, while below lies much of SouthGloucestershire merging imperceptibly with the Severn Vale.

Dotted roundabout are a number of villages that include Doynton,the starting point for this week's walk, described by Arthur Mee as"a grey-walled village on the gentle slope of the hills, it is alittle world of its own off the Bristol road".

It is …