There's a small car park on the Southwell Trail in Nottinghamshire between Edlington and Kirklington. You can easily get away from the crowds there. I did on Sunday ...
A short distance from the car park a path runs down the side of Edingley Beck towards Edingley itself ...
Like so many other places it looks as though dog owners haven't been keeping their dogs under control ...
Or perhaps the notice is there so that Nottinghamshire County Council's efforts to encourage wildflife won't be scuppered ...
October probably isn't the best time to admire a six metre conservation strip but here it is anyway ...
A couple of fields later and I was still walking beside Edingley Beck. The wood in the photo below is shown as a moat on the OS Map but when I got level with it I couldn't see much in the trees.
Edingley churchyard was quiet when I entered it but then aren't most villages generally. If anyone's about they're usually in a car, driving by ...
Round the back of the church this stone caught my eye the last time we were here ...
I followed the path that runs west on the southern side of the village, passing this sign ...
I was walking towards Cotton Mill Farm, walking through these cows with their calves. Fortunately they didn't seem bothered by my presence. I'm so glad I don't have a dog though, if only for my own safety ...
On reaching Farnsfield I followed a narrow path that runs between houses to the Plough Inn ...
I love paths that run through villages like this.
I reached the Plough and then walked along The Ridgeway [not to be confused with The Ridgeway, of course] to join the Southwell Trail.
The Southwell Trail runs in a fairly straight line for the next one and a half miles. Sit back and enjoy the scenery ...
The seats have been provided by Nottinghamshire County Council and have this carved into them ...
Just before I got back to the car park, the sun came out a little more forcefully and looking back shafts of sunlight were shining through the leaves ...
I drove back to the Plough then and had a meal there ... three days later and I can't remember what it was. Still it was enjoyable as was the beer.
And Bill Hucknall ? Well he is the only person I know who comes from Farnsfield. He lodged with our family 40 yards ago. He was a police cadet but we lost touch with him not long after he moved on. I've often wondered how his life went. He must be in his early 60s now. I can't imagine Bill being that age.
The woman behind the bar had obviously heard of Bill because all she said was I think he's moved from Farnsfield ...
It was a long shot ... but worth trying.
Date of walk ~ 18th October 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 miles.
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 53 1/4 miles
Like so many other places it looks as though dog owners haven't been keeping their dogs under control ...
Or perhaps the notice is there so that Nottinghamshire County Council's efforts to encourage wildflife won't be scuppered ...
October probably isn't the best time to admire a six metre conservation strip but here it is anyway ...
A couple of fields later and I was still walking beside Edingley Beck. The wood in the photo below is shown as a moat on the OS Map but when I got level with it I couldn't see much in the trees.
Edingley churchyard was quiet when I entered it but then aren't most villages generally. If anyone's about they're usually in a car, driving by ...
Round the back of the church this stone caught my eye the last time we were here ...
I followed the path that runs west on the southern side of the village, passing this sign ...
I was walking towards Cotton Mill Farm, walking through these cows with their calves. Fortunately they didn't seem bothered by my presence. I'm so glad I don't have a dog though, if only for my own safety ...
On reaching Farnsfield I followed a narrow path that runs between houses to the Plough Inn ...
I love paths that run through villages like this.
I reached the Plough and then walked along The Ridgeway [not to be confused with The Ridgeway, of course] to join the Southwell Trail.
The Southwell Trail runs in a fairly straight line for the next one and a half miles. Sit back and enjoy the scenery ...
The seats have been provided by Nottinghamshire County Council and have this carved into them ...
Just before I got back to the car park, the sun came out a little more forcefully and looking back shafts of sunlight were shining through the leaves ...
I drove back to the Plough then and had a meal there ... three days later and I can't remember what it was. Still it was enjoyable as was the beer.
And Bill Hucknall ? Well he is the only person I know who comes from Farnsfield. He lodged with our family 40 yards ago. He was a police cadet but we lost touch with him not long after he moved on. I've often wondered how his life went. He must be in his early 60s now. I can't imagine Bill being that age.
The woman behind the bar had obviously heard of Bill because all she said was I think he's moved from Farnsfield ...
It was a long shot ... but worth trying.
Date of walk ~ 18th October 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 miles.
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 53 1/4 miles
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