Deb’s Ancestor Walk

By Phil

Deb’s Ancestor Walk We had a nice family history lesson from our leader as many of her family lived along the route. Download GPX File We headed over to Foxton and parked up in a little lay-by (///breaches.closed.icicles) near St. Andrew’s Church and The Black Horse. The walk is a smidgen under 7 miles with…

A Walk Not To Be Missed

By Phil

Elkington – Winwick – Yelvertoft A cracking 7 mile walk with great views of the landscape, a bit of canal, and a lovely little church. It has an easy climb to start with, some gentle slopes but lots of flat, and a few stiles (marked with red flags on the map). Firstly, I would like…

Fleckney and Beyond

By Phil

Fleckney, Arnesby, Shearsby, 5th February 2023Leader: Janet Earwaker From the car park, Janet led us along High Street past the Co-op and into Forge Close, through the esate and onto Wolsey Lane. We followed the jitties (a term used in the Midlands and also in mining communities in the south-east, notably Aylesham, for what I…

The Elms (Not a Pub!)

By Phil

Countesthorpe, 22nd January 2023Leader: Kathy Kilsby Kathy led this sub-seven mile walk starting from The Elms (///tender.zeal.edits) in Countesthorpe. Some of our members thought it was a new pub but it is in fact a cul-de-sac (originally an 18th century anatomical (French) term that literally means ‘bottom of a sack’) From The Elms, Kathy took…

The Peatlings and Bruntingthorpe

By Phil

The brave souls who mastered the mud! The Peatlings and Bruntingthorpe The route: the red flags are stiles.   Leader: Gill Bridgeman We parked up at The Shires Inn (///stored.profiled.removal) in Peatling Parva, only to find that the pub was closed until the following Wednesday! As you can see from the map, there are a…

Laughton by Road

By Phil

Laughton by Road Laughton by Road Map Download the GPX file This is an easy, mainly road-based walk of just over 7 miles from Fleckney to Laughton and back. There are no stiles, some minor undulation, and only one muddy patch. From Fleckney we carefully walk along the pavement, if you can call it that,…

The Cock and Bull Walk

By Phil

Cock & Bull Walk Download the GPX file A cock and bull story is a fanciful, unlikely story. The Cock Inn and the Bull Inn, both in Stony Stratford, are believed to be the source of the phrase. On this walk we take in The Cock Inn at Peatling Magna and The Bull’s Head in…