No pies again today, due to a potential lack of pie munchers, with the Führer and King Canape attending respective family gatherings and the Walk Master holidaying in France. However, despite this, seven pie punchers, one non-muncher and a dog set off on a walk led by the Pie Master. Starting from the picnic area by the
Lynford Stag, we headed north through the forest towards Lynford Hall, pausing to look round the exterior of the 1878 church of
Our Lady and St Stephen, Lynford, after about a mile.
We continued to the lakes, then turned left, to walk around the bottom lake, black with wriggling
tadpoles at the edge. Sabre took the opportunity for a swim and we all managed to avoid the inherent risk of a soaking that follows! We then headed back along the avenue of giant Red Woods towards the hall.
Here we noted a tree with both red and white blossom as the result of a grafting. We turned left and onto Lynford Road, following it eastwards to the arboretum, through which we eventually walked, once Don, Paul & José had read most of the labels on the trees! Pausing by the remains of the
water tower that supplied the Hall’s peach house and other glass houses, we regrouped to walk to the bottom of the arboretum and cross a small stream that supplied the top lake. We followed the south bank of this lake to the bridge that crosses the joining water of the top and bottom lakes. We again walked past the red & white tree onto Lynford Road, following it eastwards, retracing our steps to picnic area on left at 3.75 miles. Here we had lunch and observed an elderly dog being taken for a walk in a buggy. We walked along the track by the gravel pit lakes and then along the road into Mundford and the lovely old (1652)
Crown Hotel for a tasty pint of Ruddles County. We headed back across the A1065 and into the forest along a path heading east then, turning left at house in the woods and south back to the cars after 6.85 miles. Liz provided tea and Don the Sultana Fingerellas, the shortbread were also present this week.
We continued to the lakes, then turned left, to walk around the bottom lake, black with wriggling tadpoles at the edge. Sabre took the opportunity for a swim and we all managed to avoid the inherent risk of a soaking that follows! We then headed back along the avenue of giant Red Woods towards the hall.
Here we noted a tree with both red and white blossom as the result of a grafting. We turned left and onto Lynford Road, following it eastwards to the arboretum, through which we eventually walked, once Don, Paul & José had read most of the labels on the trees! Pausing by the remains of the water tower that supplied the Hall’s peach house and other glass houses, we regrouped to walk to the bottom of the arboretum and cross a small stream that supplied the top lake. We followed the south bank of this lake to the bridge that crosses the joining water of the top and bottom lakes. We again walked past the red & white tree onto Lynford Road, following it eastwards, retracing our steps to picnic area on left at 3.75 miles. Here we had lunch and observed an elderly dog being taken for a walk in a buggy. We walked along the track by the gravel pit lakes and then along the road into Mundford and the lovely old (1652) Crown Hotel for a tasty pint of Ruddles County. We headed back across the A1065 and into the forest along a path heading east then, turning left at house in the woods and south back to the cars after 6.85 miles. Liz provided tea and Don the Sultana Fingerellas, the shortbread were also present this week.
