Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today Mick and I enjoyed a 10.5-mile circular walk from the Nottinghamshire village of Epperstone to Thurgarton. The weather forecast was for a hot day (again!) so we arrived at Epperstone village hall early and set off walking at 07:15.

We had walked to Epperstone from Woodborough last week and thought it would be nice to explore more of the area. https://oldblokewalking.blog/2026/07/14/enjoy-a-day-walk-discovering-nottinghamshire-villages/

Leaving the village hall we walked through the village admiring the lovely houses, eventually finding the footpath that would take us uphill and out of the village. The field had recently been harvested and hay bales lay scattered around awaiting collection. It was nice to look at the views and admire the beautiful English countryside.

At times the paths on the ground did not align with the map but we managed to get by.

Some fields were clearly ready for harvesting.

As we walked towards Thurgarton we started to get a glimpse of the Priory Church of St Peter.

An Augustinian Priory was built in the 12th century but dissolved by King Henry V111. It was a large priory rivalling the one at Southwell. After dissolution it fell into private hands at which point it was dismantled, apart from a tower. The church was restored in 1853.

Arriving into Thurgarton village we stopped by the war memorial for a break.

Here, we learnt that during World War1 Thurgarton had an airfield. We wondered where it was located. We took a look at the village sign close by. I always enjoy looking at these – they represent the important bits of a village.

Leaving Thurgarton we headed uphill along a straight concrete lane. In the air we could see a powered hang glider enjoying circling around, eventually it dropped down and landed.

I think we had found the site of the former airfield!

We continued along the straight road – we wondered if it was Roman in origin because it was very straight and the map indicated Roman ruins in the area.

The day was warming up and we were glad that we had started early. We had passed several streams along the way and they were all dry. The prolonged hot weather is taking its toll. Heading to Epperstone now we passed numerous fields full of hay bales.

We had a nice downhill walk into Epperstone, and soon we were arriving into the village hall car park – quite large and positioned at the end of the village.

We had enjoyed the walk and exploring new territory.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶