Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, myself and Mick travelled to the Leicestershire village of Hungarton and enjoyed a 7-mile circular walk that promised (and delivered) fine views of three country halls -Quenby, Lowesby and Baggrave.

It was a sunny morning as we parked the car by the church in the lovely village of Hungarton. The church tower was proudly displaying it’s new clock face with the correct time.

We walked through the village to find our path away and across fields.

Dark clouds were gathering so it wasn’t looking promising for the weather. Shortly, we found ourselves walking through Quenby Park and then we spotted the impressive Hall.

It is a Jacobean grade 1 listed house – currently in private ownership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenby_Hall

We followed the good signposts through the grounds passing through some friendly brown and white cows who were not at all bothered by our presence.

Mick said ‘I’m just saying, there is a fair amount of up so far’. Indeed there was!

Leaving Quenby Park we headed towards Cold Newton and then on to the village of Lowesby. We missed our turning because the signpost was covered in Ivy but soon realised we were off track. Entering the church grounds we passed through the cemetery and took time to read some of the headstones.

Crossing umpteen stiles we entered Lowesby Park and passed in front of Lowesby Hall, a grade II Georgian mansion. Follow the link to find out more about the history and present day occupier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowesby_Hall

Continuing through the park the heavens opened up and we made a dash for an old oak tree to take shelter while the shower passed.

As the rain eased we ventured onward. Mick had waterproofed his jacket and it was doing a good job of keeping the rain off and I was pleased with my Peter Storm packable rain proof jacket, which was also doing a great job.

Mick spotted a curious carving of a hand in a tree stump.

Following the rain the grass was sodden so we both had wet feet as we walked across the fields. Shortly, we entered another park and we passed by Baggrave Hall, a grade II listed building built in 1750 in the palladium style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggrave_Hall

Checking our route which was to pass across fields we made the decision to stick to the lanes and not get even wetter feet!

After a pleasant walk along some lanes (the rain had stopped) we arrived back at the car. We had been fortunate to see and admire some very grand houses along the way. A very nice walk!

Happy Walking! 🚶‍♂️😊