My Walking Journeys

An 11-mile walk near water at Nottingham

Jun 10th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, The Three Amigos enjoyed an 11-mile walk taking in the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and then walking beside the River Trent to cross over the ‘Waterside Bridge’ – the new £18 m pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent at Lady Bay (officially opened last week on the 2nd June). After walking across the bridge we returned via the Grantham canal and fields /roads to catch a bus back.

Arriving by bus to the start of our walk in Radcliffe-on-Trent on a cloudy and chilly morning, it was a nice walk along quiet lanes to reach Holme Pierrepont and the National Water Sports Centre. We walked along the road adjacent to the1-mile long rowing lake.

There were several rowing boats from Nottingham University practicing on the lake. A Coach was using a loud hailer to shout instructions to the crews.

I must say the crews all looked competent, rowing in sync. About half way along the lake we turned off and did a short walk by Holme Lock on the River Trent before returning to the water slalom section of the Sports Centre.

Boats at Holme Lock

We crossed over a wooden bridge and walked along the course. There were no canoes on the water here today. After a brief stop for a break we continued on along the slalom course. There was less water than our visit a few months earlier when the course was flooded.

View from the bridge

Shortly, we left the Sports Centre and joined the path along the bank of the River Trent. We passed the Nottingham Sailing Club and noted the sky was looking slightly sinister in the distance.

Beside the River Trent

As we continued along we got our first glimpse of Waterside Bridge.

Waterside Bridge in the distance

As we walked closer to the bridge we noted that the path had received a new surface dressing. This changed to tarmac the closer to the Bridge that we got.

Waterside Bridge

Walking across the Bridge it was nice that it was quiet. Last week after the opening it had been very busy with people.

Amigos Mick and Chris on the Bridge

Pleased that we had been across the Bridge we continued along the river bank to join the Grantham Canal towpath.

Grantham Canal

We passed a nice sculpture.

We passed a swan with a couple of cygnets enjoying the sunshine.

Further along our walk we could that there was rain in the distance. Soon, we had thunder and lightning and the rain caught up with us.

Rain chasing us

Fortunately, Chris had suggested getting our wet weather gear on just before the deluge hit so that was fortunate. Good call Chris!

The storm passed over us and soon the rain had stopped. We had a walk across a few fields before arriving at the main road and a bus home.

A delightful and varied walk.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Windy Rutland Water Cruise & Walk to Normanton Church

Jun 7th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Angela and I enjoyed a lovely day out at Rutland Water where we took a cruise on the reservoir (on ‘Rutland Belle’) followed by an enjoyable 8.5-mile walk around part of the reservoir (the circumference is 23-miles).

Rutland Belle

The reservoir is owned by Anglian Water and was created between 1971 and 1975 by damming the river Gwash near Empingham. The project involved flooded 2.5 square miles of the Gwash Valley, including the demolition of Nether Hambleton and most of Middle Hambleton. The reservoir is filled by pumping water from the River’s Nene and Welland – it is a water source for the East Midlands.

It is a fantastic facility for water sports, walkers, cyclists and wildlife watchers (Osprey have recently been introduce). We parked at the visitors centre at Sykes Lane and took a 2-mile walk along the reservoir to the Whitwell car park area where Rutland Belle sails from. There is a large café here so Angela grabbed us a couple of coffees and we checked in at the ticket office where we were informed that, because of the strong winds, the boat would not be landing at Normanton. Thankfully, it would still be sailing 😊.

Once boarded we were given a safety brief and the Captain introduced himself and crew, once again apologising for the change of itinerary. We were asked to turn our phones to silent which we thought was a good thing. The boat cast off and it wasn’t long before we appreciated the strong wind on the reservoir.

Rutland Belle departing its moorings

There were so many windsurfers, small yachts, kite surfers, catamarans skimming along the water – an amazing sight.

The board is literally in the air

The Captain informed us of interesting landmarks and reservoir facts as we cruised along. We appreciated this. The boat was not full so it easy to enjoy our surroundings.

Angela wrapping up against the wind

Soon we were passing the former church at Normanton – a striking looking building- now used for civil wedding ceremonies.

Normanton Church

We were both thoroughly enjoying the cruise – the wild weather seemed to add an extra dimension. Far too soon the trip was over and with some difficulty (due to the wind) the boat moored up back at its Whitwell base. We had a quick chat with the Captain before disembarking for a spot of lunch.

After, we took a walk back to Sykes Lane visitors centre and perused the shop. We decided to walk around the reservoir to Normanton Church.

Passing a large bronze sculpture – apparently it was cast in one continuous pour- we followed a path to the dam at the end of the reservoir.

The reservoir dam

Walking along the path on the top of the dam we reached the other side of the reservoir and followed the pathway to Normanton. The path was busy with cyclists. ‘Rutland Belle’ passed us by doing another cruise.

It wasn’t long before we arrived at the former church.

Nearing Normanton

The building was closed so we took a walk around the exterior and I captured a view from the end. I was pleased to have reached here because on previous walks along the Hambleton Peninsular I had seen it across the water.

The Jetty for ‘ Rutland Belle’

Having achieved our objective we walked back to Sykes Lane car park. It had been a memorable day out, if you ever visit Rutland Water a trip on ‘Rutland Belle’ is well worthwhile.

A link to one of my walks on the Hambleton peninsular is below.

Discover the Beauty of Hambleton’s Peninsula Trail

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Discovering Industrial Heritage on a Peak District Walk

Jun 2nd, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

For this blog Angela and I enjoy another day out in The Peak District, this time doing a 9-mile circular walk from Cromford to Starkholmes and then on to Matlock Bath.

In 1771 Sir Richard Arkwright built the first successful water powered (from the river Derwent) cotton mill in Cromford. There is much Industrial heritage to be found in Cromford. https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/

We parked at Cromford Wharf the start of the Cromford Canal.

River Derwent

Crossing over the River Derwent we passed the entrance to Willersley Castle, once home to the Industrialist, and then started following a road uphill towards Starkholmes. After a while we looked for a detour off the road because it was narrow and there were too many manic drivers using it. We found a footpath and headed up along a good path to reach higher ground where we had some super views.

Much better than road walking!

Reaching Starkholmes we descended through the town passing the popular tourist attraction, Heights of Abraham – a cable car system.

Cable cars on route

From here it was a short walk into Matlock Bath where we were greeted by the noise from multiple motor cycles riding through – Matlock is clearly popular with motorcyclists.

River Derwent in Matlock Bath

Walking through the the town I admired a pedestrian bridge, known as the Jubilee Bridge, which was built in 1887.

The next section of our walk was climbing uphill out of the town on steep stone steps through woods. It was hard going.

At the top we found some handy benches in Upperwood where we had a break before continuing downhill through the woods.

We arrived back into Cromford and studied a good information board.

Leaving the town we again headed upwards eventually arriving at a high point on the former Cromford and High Peak Railway. Here we had lunch admiring the view.

The railway used wire rope to haul the wagons up the steep incline. https://www.cromfordcanal.org/high-peak-railway/

We walked down the incline reading the information boards along the way.

The route of the incline railway

It was interesting that the railway had a catch pit near the bottom to catch runaway wagons.

We arrived at High Peak Junction Workshops where there is an interesting museum and a coffee shop. We had a drink and looked around the workshop museum – fascinating.

The workshops are adjacent to the Cromford canal. We crossed a swing bridge and headed down the towpath towards Leawood Pump House (built in 1849) -used to lift water from the river Derwent into the canal.

A swing bridge on the Cromford canal

The pump house is still operational on certain days of the year.

Leawood Pump House

Further along the canal we visited Aqueduct cottage, originally built in the 19th Century to house the lock keeper but fell into ruin and is now being restored by Derbyshire wildlife Trust. The volunteer in the cottage was super helpful and informative.

Aqueduct cottage

We would have liked to have stayed longer but had to press on. As we continued along the towpath the trip boat passed us by.

Arriving at Cromford Wharf we visited the café for refreshments. It was the end of todays walk. The area has much to see – more than can be done in a day. It had been a varied and highly interesting walk.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Discover Dovedale: A Scenic 11.3-Mile Walking Adventure

Jun 2nd, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Todays walk was a cracking 11.3-mile circular walk in the Peak District starting from the village of Thorpe. Myself and Angela would ascend Bunster hill, pass through Dovedale woodland, Hall dale, visit the village of Alstonefield then return via Dove Dale beside the river Dove. It was a hot, sunny day at the tail-end of the recent heatwave.

Leaving Thorpe we passed by Thorpe Cloud, a former reef knoll that grew from the sea bed in a limey tropical sea over 300 million years ago.

Thorpe Cloud

Crossing yellow flowering fields we were soaking up the views.

A walk up Bunster Hill soon got our lungs fully operational.

walking up Bunster Hill

Having got our breathing back to a normal level we walked to Dovedale Wood where we spotted a Gorilla- a life sized statue, thank goodness!

Descending through the wood we reached the River Dove which we followed for a short while before heading up through Hall Dale- a dry valley.

River Dove

Hall Dale

At this stage of our walk there were very few people about which was nice. We soon reached Alstonefield, a delightful upland village of old stone cottages, an Elizabethan Manor House and a 15th Century church. The local pub, The George, looked nice so we took a break.

My orange juice and lemonade, with lots of ice, was most welcome. Refreshed, we took to the road and walked downhill into the hamlet of Milldale where we met a lot of people enjoying the weather and ice creams. We crossed an ancient packhorse bridge and began our walk beside the River Dove.

River Dove

There were more people enjoying the walk along the picturesque River Dove where caves and rock pinnacles can be seen.

Dove Holes

We walked up to a high point known as Lovers Leap where there were queues to take photos so we quickly moved on.

Part of the walk was along wooden boards which was a different experience.

Soon, we were close to the famous stepping stones across the river – it was very busy here because its a big draw for visitors. We passed on by and within a few meters beyond there was hardly anyone around.

Our walk was nearly at its end. We took a walk around Thorpe Hill and avoided the shooting range for a Rifle club – there were plenty of warning signs / flags.

We had enjoyed our day out in the Peak District.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Will we see the new ‘On Freedom’s Wing’s’ Sculpture on this walk?

May 26th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

The record breaking heatwave continues in the UK so sensible precautions were being taken for the walk. This morning Mick picked me up at 07:00 for the relatively short drive to Stapleford Wood where our walk would begin.

The aim was to do a circular route taking in the villages of Stapleford and Norton Disney on a quest to see whether we could catch a glimpse of the new sculpture called ‘On Freedom’s Wings’ which was ‘unveiled’ on May 16th.

On Freedoms Wings

The site is not open to the public yet, so the life sized sculpture of a Avro Lancaster Mark 1 bomber can only be viewed from a distance. Apparently, the sculpture is visible from the A1, much like similar sculptures around the country – e.g. The Angel of the North, The Kelpies are visible from major roads. Lincolnshire being the historic home of Bomber Command this seems very fitting to me. The sculpture represents a Lancaster on its way home to RAF Swinderby, just 3 km away.

Mick cleverly parked the car in the shade so that it would be relatively cool on our return.

Ready for the off

The wood had some beautiful purple flowering Rhododendron bushes spread amongst the trees.

After exiting the wood we found ourselves walking past a Breedon sand/gravel quarry. It had a very long conveyor belt which I found intriguing.

Then we met a road and set off along the hot tarmac to find the sculpture. Fingers crossed we will see something, I thought, and then suddenly, we were delighted to see it in the distance. It was well worth the effort – hopefully, next time the visitors centre and car park will be finished and we will see it close up.

Our route next took us to the small village of Norton Disney which has links to the famous Disney family. Here we found a bench and took a break.

The village was the original English seat for the D’Isigny family who first came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. Their original home was D’Isigny-sur-Mer in Normandy. Their name became anglicised to Disney. At some stage the family moved to America and didn’t return for 300 years when, in June 1949, Walt Disney himself visited whilst making the film Treasure Island. He visited the church in Norton Disney and saw the 14th century tomb of Sir William D’Isigny where the family crest of three lions facing left is displayed. He adopted the crest and all Disney theme parks have flags on the castle flying the crest. How interesting is that! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67102341

Leaving Norton Disney we continued crossing fields past old quarry workings, now home to wildlife and lakes. We arrived in the village of Stapleford at the same time as a group of cyclists.

On the way to Stapleford

Finally, we crossed a few fields, walked along farm tracks and entered the cooling shade of the wood to the reach the car.

We were both chuffed to have seen the ‘On Freedom’s Wing’s’ sculpture and survived the walk in the heat.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Market Rasen Walk: Discovering Tealby and Scenic Views

May 25th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

In the UK we are currently having a record breaking heatwave with afternoon temperatures expected to reach 32 Deg C today. Whilst it is undoubtedly a dramatic change from the weather a mere week ago, I reasoned that if I was up early enough, I could enjoy a nice walk before it got uncomfortably hot.

Therefore, I set my alarm for 05:00 (didn’t need an alarm clock because the birds were twittering loudly at that time!) and after breakfast set off on the 1 hr drive to Market Rasen. The roads were blissfully quiet and a joy to drive on. So, by 07:00 I was suited and booted in the Lincolnshire Market Town of Market Rasen ready for my planned 9- mile walk, which incidentally, turned out to be 11.5-miles 😮.

Clearly, I decided, Market Rasen is a civilised town with free parking today (in John Street car park) and free toilets, that were actually open – amazing! The plan was to take a circular route to the village of Tealby nestled on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds – a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Market Rasen was very quiet as I walked past the church and found my way along residential roads. Leaving the town I passed by a designated flood storage reservoir (currently dry) for the River Rase and, after crossing a field, I entered woods.

It was a nice walk through the woodland along a narrow path with plenty of shaded areas along the way. Eventually, I exited the woods and took a track which took me on a steady climb upwards.

I passed a small herd of cows taking it easy in a meadow. I could almost hear them thinking ‘ its far too hot for walking about mister’. They might have a point!

Ascending uphill I had nice views looking back although there was still some haziness in the distance.

The tarmac farm track petered out and I was soon walking on a stone track adjacent to fields of wheat. Soon I reached the high point for the walk and started descending.

I could just about see Tealby in the trees below me.

I continued through fields where I found some hot sheep and arrived in Tealby by the church.

All Saints Church, Tealby

I bumped into a few walkers who were just getting geared up to set off. Smugly I thought, I have 7-miles under my belt already. I was keen to visit the community shop which is run by volunteers. Would it be open? I passed down a path by a meadow with bright yellow buttercups and found the said shop- I was delighted to find that it was open.

I bought some cold refreshments and chilled out at a table for a while.

The wonderful village shop in Tealby

Refreshed I set off once more, passing a nice thatched roof pub.

The Kings Head Pub Tealby built 1367

Leaving Tealby I saw a nice ford of the river Rase and then continued along paths across fields – sometimes the path was covered in the crop.

I was beginning to realise that the walk was more than billed and as the day was hotting up I was keen to finish. A final jaunt through the woods and then it was wasn’t long before I was back at the car.

It was a nice morning out and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring a new walk.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
A Perfect Day for a Nature Walk: Swinstead to Edenham

May 21st, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Mick and I enjoyed a 10.5-mile circular walk from Swinstead to Creeton, Scottlethorpe, Edenham and through the park at Grimsthorpe Castle back to Swinstead. The weather had finally turned milder so it was a perfect walking day.

We parked on the roadside in Swinstead village. The village has a nice wide road running through it, so parking was not an issue.

Leaving the village we were immediately following a path adjacent to fields – the grass had recently been trimmed so that was good.

The path led us down into a valley containing sheep where a wooden bridge straddled a dry river bed- I wonder why it was dry?

Leaving the valley we headed up the other side and made our way to an undulating track known as The Drift.

The Drift

The Drift runs almost parallel to the East Coast Mainline Railway line so we could see the frequent trains speeding along the tracks as we ambled along. We reached the hamlet of Creeton, where we found a bench and took a short break for a drink, and then headed uphill to leave. We followed paths to reach Grimsthorpe park and walked through nice woods where the birds, including the odd cuckoo, were singing.

Grimsthorpe Park

Continuing on we passed through Scottlethorpe and walked into the village of Edenham. I was delighted to find a red telephone box containing a phone – quite rare these days.

We found a bench in the grounds of the church and took a break.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Edenham

Leaving Edenham we crossed fields to reach Grimsthorpe Castle. Having visited the castle a couple of weeks ago I had some photos which give you an idea of what it is like. The Castle facade was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh – he would design some of England’s most spectacular country houses. Grimsthorpe has been in the hands of the de Eresby family since 1516.

Grimsthorpe Castle

Rear of Grimsthorpe Castle

The grounds were designed by Capability Brown. The Castle is a nice place to visit and the volunteers who work there are very friendly.

Today our route took us beside the picturesque lakes with the Castle on higher ground in the distance.

Leaving the park it was a short walk back to Swinstead passing blooming wildflower meadows. I turned around frequently to soak up the view of the Castle in the parkland. Arriving back at the car we agreed it had been an enjoyable walk through variable landscapes.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
The Three Amigos’ Adventure: Barnby-in-the-Willows Walk

May 7th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, The Three Amigos enjoyed an 8-mile circular walk from the Nottinghamshire village of Barnby-in-the Willows. The walk was mainly across fields or along farm tracks, which was nice, because we avoided road traffic. We would pass close to the villages of Fenton, Stubton and Claypole.

As I pulled up at our arranged meeting point, at All Saints Church, I noted that Mick and Chris had already arrived. Keen as mustard those two! Amigo Chris has not been around for a few weeks having taken a trip down under, visiting family and friends in Australia and New Zealand.

It had been a chilly 1 deg C first thing, but the sun was shining now and that would soon warm things up nicely. We walked through the church grounds and crossed a concrete bridge over the River Witham. After walking along the bank for a short while, we turned right into lush green farmland.

All Saints Church, Barnby-in-the -Willows.

Along the bank of the River Witham

We followed the drainage ditch adjacent to the field, taking in wide views across the fields. I was enjoying the sense of space and the sun on my face. The grass was wet from overnight dew. I hope my boots don’t get too wet. I popped on my sunglasses – the sun was low and bright.

We spotted two pairs of Hares running across the fields. Shortly, we skirted Fenton and were back into the fields, crossing through young crops where a narrow path was barely visible.

I could hear a noise through some trees, the quiet ambience was shattered, and sure enough the source soon became evident – a tractor.

Arriving into Stubton we walked past a nice looking building, Stubton Hall – a wedding venue.

Stubton Hall

We took a break in the bus shelter. Chris had some disgusting looking, allegedly healthy, green coloured drink. To be fair, he said he wouldn’t be getting any more. I had a scotch egg and a slice of cake 😊.

Refreshed we took a path which crossed multiple fields towards Claypole. We met a few people walking their dogs and watched numerous trains travelling along the East Coast Main Line Railway which ran close by. Reaching a level crossing we turned away from Claypole and followed a lane and then fields back to Barnby.

Along a farm track

In the final field we passed by some curious young calves and their mums before reaching the banks of the River Witham once again.

River Witham

It had been an enjoyable walk in perfect weather and it was good to have the Three Amigos back walking once again.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
Exploring the River Trent: A 9-Mile Walk from Bingham to Radcliffe

Apr 30th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Mick and I enjoyed a 9-mile linear walk. We began in Bingham, Nottinghamshire and walked to Shelford. Then, following the River Trent, we continued on to Radcliffe-on-Trent. Finally, we caught a bus back to Bingham – the Nottingham buses are every 10 mins, which is great.

It was a beautiful blue- sky morning as we set off walking through Bingham. Mind you, it was still on the chilly side. Unfortunately, we started the walk at 08:00 so there was a lot of traffic on the roads because of rush hour. You forget just how noisy traffic can be. I was glad to reach the outskirts of Bingham.

A drainage pond for the A46

We crossed the A46 using the pedestrian footbridge.

The A46 at Bingham

Soon, we were away from the traffic noise and heading into fields. We crossed a railway track using the level crossing. The stiles here were metal, with the steps arranged at angles, unlike traditional wooden stiles – I thought they were a good innovation and made crossing easier.

A good stile design

Continuing onwards we reached the former RAF base Newton, and its still remaining, iconic control tower.

Control Tower

The airfield was opened in 1940 and the runway was grass. As I walked past I could sense the history and imagined the Wellington bombers taking off and landing. Shortly after leaving the airfield we spotted a bench with a view and took a break.

Mick heading for a break

From here we followed paths into the village of Shelford where we bumped into a walking group (Gedling Ramblers) outside the church. They were gathering for a 4.8-mile walk. We had a friendly chat with the leader and wished them a good walk.

St Peter and St Pauls church, Shelford

We headed for the River Trent to where the old ferry crossing to Stoke Bardolph was located. The crossing ceased in the late 1960’s. Back in the 1300’s, the River Trent at this point could be crossed by foot, horse or carriage and a boat was only used during the winter months. Nowadays the river is too deep and fast flowing to cross without a boat. All that remains today are a few steps down to the river.

Site of the old ferry crossing

We stopped for a chat with a couple of women who were looking at the river. They smiled when we asked them ‘what time is the ferry due?’

The next leg of our walk was following the River Trent to Radcliffe, initially along the wide grassed bank then uphill to the cliffs.

A sheep with a couple of lambs

River Trent

The day was getting quite hot now and we were glad to get some shade walking through the wooded path ascending the cliffs.

Having reached the top we had a nice walk along a long shaded pathway.

We were on the ‘Trent Valley Way’ path. I spotted a tree stump to have a rest.

Soon we were descending into Radcliffe and caught our last view of the River Trent.

Descending into Radcliffe

We headed for a bus stop and didn’t have to wait long before the bus arrived. We had certainly enjoyed the weather and the walk.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶
An enjoyable walk on a fine spring morning.

Apr 23rd, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today Mick and I enjoyed an 8-mile circular walk from the Leicestershire village of Branston to Stathern, Eastwell, Eaton and back to Branston.

There was a chilly wind and it was a cloudy morning as we set off from Branston village. The forecast was promising with sunshine forecast.

We followed open farm tracks from Branston along the Jubilee Way, then joined Tofts Lane which then took us down the Belvoir escarpment, via a tree lined track, into Stathern village.

Tofts Lane

We thought we heard a cuckoo in the trees but, when Mick referred to his bird call App, it turned out to be a chiffchaff. There were some nice Bluebells in the woods – always colourful.

Walking into the village we paused at the information board and adjacent to it I was pleased to see the public telephone box being using as a library which makes a change from housing defibrillators.

Having been to Stathern previously, I knew that there was a popular cafe where I could get a nice bacon and egg bap, so we headed there.

The cafe also serves 200 degrees coffee, which is an excellent coffee. 200 degrees coffee was a start up company in 2012 and grew to have shops all over England. They were bought by Cafe Nero in 2024 but 200 Degrees still successfully operates under its own brand name.

After our break – my bacon and egg bap was delicious -we headed out of Stathern passing through the grounds of the picturesque St Gulthac’s church.

St Gulthac’s Church

We left Stathern along a track – Pasture Lane -which is on the Cross Britain Way and spotted unusual black and white sheep along the way.

Turning off the track we crossed fields and as we climbed slightly had extensive views across the Vale of Belvoir. The fields were dry – no signs of any mud!

Mick going cross country

View across the Vale of Belvoir

Having crossed the fields we ended on a road and had a short , but perilous, section of walking uphill against speeding traffic. Pleased to be off the road, we crossed more fields to arrive into the village of Eastwell and blue skies. We paused at a bus shelter for a break, where a passing horse rider bade us a good morning.

Entrance to the Coach House for Eastwell Hall

After the short break we walked past the modern village hall and at the end of the village headed across fields once again with wonderful views of the countryside.

We met a runner who informed us that he runs marathon’s and ultra-marathon’s – he did look fit. Soon, we were crossing a field of oilseed rape with its vibrant yellow flowers.

A classic spring image of Mick in the oilseed rape field

Arriving into the village of Eaton we walked along its narrow hilly roads from one side to the other.

Eaton village

The church sits in a dominant position over the village and we noted the steeple was scaffolded out, presumably for some maintenance work. The walk had been quite undulating and we continued in this vein as we left Eaton and headed for Branston. Eventually the route levelled out and we had a flat walk back into Branston arriving through the grounds of the pub – ‘The Wheel Inn’.

On the way to Branston

Nearly at Branston

The grounds of the pub are extensive, with a large carpark and a marquee for holding events.

The weather forecast had been correct and it had nicely sunny for most of the walk.

It had been a lovely walk and it was nice to enjoy the fine spring weather.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶