and occasionally rides a bike.
A word of warning. The walk descriptions are not detailed enough to guide you - please take a map. The batteries never run out, and you always have a signal. Oh, And don't take left or right as gospel!

Thursday, March 28, 2024

11/12/2023 From Sykes Lane to Normanton car parks

 Monday 11 Dec

We’re still looking for places with little or no mud!





Walked 4.7 miles at Rutland Water with Kate and Norma. Coffee at Normanton cafe.





29/11/23 Gretton, Thorpe by Water, Seaton, Bisbrooke, Lyddington

29th November 2023

We went for a walk - Thorpe by Water, Seaton, coffee stop on the warm and sheltered seat in the churchyard, after I had gone back to retrieve my hat and buff.





Over the fields to Bisbrooke. On the way there was a new obstacle - a temporary lake  formed from the usual trickling stream. 




This required  some ingenuity to cross, and Harry’s athletic leap ended in him slipping in the mud. Change of plan at this point and instead of the long route via Uppingham and Stoke Dry, we walked back along the road. This was done at a fair pace, since it was not warm, direct route to Lyddington and then Gretton. Another brief stop for coffee and a few squares of chocolate. 

10 miles.

27/11/23 East Carlton Park

Monday 27th Nov


Out to ECCP with Kate, Maureen and Norma - Platinum Ladies, Winter Women, Wiser Women - sitcom with me as nutty eco warrior, insisting that we all use my reusable cups.

Not so much a walk today…

20/11/23 - Geddington to Fox and Peony

 Monday 20th November


Walk with Norma and Maureen (Norma drove) - Weekley Hall Wood again to Fox and Peony. 

6.5 miles








To the Welland and back via path over the railway

 Tuesday 7th November


After  lunch we walked down to the river by the road and along to mill stream bridge, returning via field path over the railway and behind the church. The water level has gone down almost to normal.  Fields pretty wet, and the ones on the way back were muddy. I am a big fan of wellies now!   Beautiful afternoon

06/11/23 Geddington to Fox and Peony

Monday 6th November 2023


Another beautiful cold, bright morning .




Harry decided to walk with us. We went  over to Maureen’s for 930, then drove out to Geddington, and did the walk to the Fox and Peony, through Weekley Hall Wood.








Lovely autumn colours.


Talked them into letting us use crockery outside, but they still provided us with boxes for teacakes and scones! So half a victory. 


Around 7 miles.

05/11/23 Burghley House to Stamford

 Sunday 5th November

In the afternoon we went to Burghley Park, and walked into Stamford. The wind had dropped completely, and the walk was pleasant.  We had coffee at Café Black, sitting outside, next to a dog called ¨Harry Potter¨ apparently. Does he sleep in a cupboard under the stairs

Three and a half miles - ish.