My Walking Journeys

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A walk at Belton House following Storm Henk.

Jan 3rd, 2024

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Yesterday we had a lot of rain from Storm Henk resulting in flooding because the rain falling on already saturated ground.

This morning myself and Angela made our way to Belton House to do a walk in the park. The gardens had been closed because of flooding we were informed on entry.

Belton House

Belton House

Belton House is a National Trust property on the outskirts of Grantham.

The first mile in the park was through very boggy ground and surface water – it was raining.

As we reached higher ground we saw that a couple of trees had been blown over and the ground was less boggy.

We stopped for a cuppa taking in the nice view.

Time for a cuppa

Our route took us past Belton Woods Golf Course where we helped retrieve a wayward golf ball for a golfer. We crossed over a stream which was carrying much more water than normal.

As we walked along our route we wondered what the river Witham, which passes through the park, would be like. We found that it had burst its banks and was flooding the surrounding land (no surprise there!).

Angela inspecting the flooding

River Witham in flood

River Witham in flood

River Witham in flood.

We soon found ourselves wading through more boggy ground to reach Belton House – the finish of our 4 mile circular walk.

It had been an interesting walk taking in the flooding and wondering when the wet weather will cease. Apparently, colder drier weather is forecast for next week so that’s something to look forward to.

Happy Walking!
A 9 mile walk from Bingham to Radcliffe

Dec 20th, 2023

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

This morning I met up with Mick and we did a 9 mile walk starting in Bingham and going via Newton and Shelford to reach Radcliffe where we picked up a bus back to Bingham. We were both keen to see what state the river Trent was in after all the recent flooding.

It was a dull day but thankfully we didn’t get any rain. After walking through Bingham we hit the busy A46 which we crossed via the pedestrian bridge.

Pedestrian bridge over the A46

We followed footpaths to bring us around the old RAF station at Newton with its iconic control tower, and headed towards Shelford.

Art Deco style control tower

On our way to Shelford we stopped for a cuppa and Mick produced some festive mince pies from his rucksack . A very nice surprise 😊.

We had to do a small detour on the way to Shelford because the field we should have crossed was badly waterlogged.

Waterlogged field near Shelford.

Having reached Shelford we turned right past the church (St Peter and St Pauls) and followed the road to reach the river Trent.

St Peter and St Pauls Church

The river Trent.

This section of the river has a grass embankment to walk on. The river height had dropped but debris along the bank was clear to see where the water had been.

Debris from the recent floods

There were many tree branches, bits of wood, plastic bottles and a life buoy stranded by the embankment.

The river Trent

I wonder whether the rubbish will get cleared up?

The walk followed the river towards Radcliffe where we ascended a hill and had some views of the river through the trees. We also passed numerous memorial benches along the footpath.

A weir across the Trent

A nice railway bridge

The footpath into Radcliffe with memorial benches.

We soon reached the centre of Radcliffe and a bus arrived after only 1 minutes wait – they run every 10 minutes which is a great service.

It was a great little walk and good for the soul.

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas!

Happy Walking!