Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Having endured over two weeks of misty/foggy/overcast November weather, the sun came out today, and it was a joy to see. Mick and I enjoyed a 10-mile circular walk from Long Bennington to Westborough, Dry Doddington and back.

We left Long Bennington crossing fields to arrive in Westborough. I took Mick to see a memorial for a RAF crew whose Lancaster crashed at the site in January 1945 -the inscription says one man survived and sadly, 6 men died. I think the memorial design is quite unique.

Leaving Westborough we followed the road towards Hougham and then joined a track which passed under the busy East Coast Railway line. After this we headed across open fields. There was a chilly wind, but it was so good to feel the sun once again.

We were nearly 6-miles in on the walk at this stage and passing J and J Aplacas (it has a cracking coffee shop) so we decided to enjoy a coffee stop there.

I also ordered a bacon roll knowing that it would be very nice and it didn’t disappoint 😊.

While I was outside trying to get a photo of the Alpacas I noticed one of the cats that live on the farm also enjoying the sunshine- he was very content.

Refreshed after our stop we continued along the road to Dry Doddington passing the famous leaning tower on St James church (it leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!). The tower has been underpinned and checks are carried out regularly to see if it still moving.

Soon ,we were back into fields making our way downhill back to Long Bennington. I was enjoying the extensive views and blue sky.

Finally, we crossed the river Witham and arrived into Long Bennington.

It had been a lovely walk and it was feeling quite hot in the sunshine.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶