Hello and welcome back to my Blog😊.

Today’s walk was a 9-mile circular walk starting in the Lincolnshire town of Louth. The walk would be mainly through agricultural fields ending in a walk through Hubbards Hills.

Myself and Angela parked in a suitable car park in Louth and headed off through the town, passing an interesting plaque to a famous daughter of Louth and a building that once was the railway station, but is now a shop. It was early and there were few people about.

It was another grey day but mild and dry as we headed across fields. We passed through a field containing Alpaccas – they ignored us. It made a change from cows and sheep 😊. I wondered if they would become a more common sight in the future.

We soon found ourselves unable to follow the path as a number of fields had recently been ploughed up- it would be very easy to turn an ankle. We walked around the outside of the fields instead. It was a little frustrating but to be expected at this time of year.

It was nice to admire the autumnal colours in the trees as we passed by.

Pausing for a break in the hamlet of Tathwell we had a walk around the pond. The surface was covered in fallen leaves – very autumnal.

Walking on to the hamlet of Raithby I noticed that the church (St Peters) had been built in a unusual style.

After crossing the A16 we entered Hubbards Hills, a 40m deep valley that was formed by glacial meltwater cutting through chalk hills at the end of the last Ice Age.

This beautiful site was saved for the people of Louth in 1907 by Trustees investing money left in the will of schoolmaster Auguste Pahud as a permanent reminder of his wife Annie. It was a lovely walk through the deep sided valley. It was a fitting end to a nice walk.

Entering Louth we walked past St James church which has the third tallest spire in the UK. I do like a flying buttress.

In the town centre there is a sign on a wall marking the zero degree Greenwich meridian line.

This explains the signs that we saw when walking for the Greenwich Meridian trail http://greenwichmeridiantrail.co.uk. The route is a 273 mile trail that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. I might have a look at this!

It had been an interesting walk today and I enjoyed the autumnal feel to it.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶‍♂️