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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!