What shall we do today I asked this morning. Another National Trust Property? We are lucky to have a number within a short drive from home, so decided on Wimpole Hall and Estate.
We checked the forecast grey but dry. There was a stiff breeze but we aren’t ready to give up the shorts yet but took a fleece just to keep the top half warm.
Wimpole is very popular with families as they have a working farm and lots of animals about so we knew it would be busy. So we decided we would walk the parklands rather than venture near the house/gardens or farm. We have never actually walked the parklands and you can see on the map below there are a number of marked trails. We decided on the South View walk marked in red and the Woodland walk marked in yellow
There were some great views from the higher points over the surrounding farmland. Also lots of wildflowers still about
Above is the remains of the old folly which we will view on another visit as our walk took us up and past.
Below you can see the back of the hall in the distance
Our lunch stop, chair for two
I love the chimney pots on the cottages in Wimpole, this one is quite plain compared to some in the village
We had a great walk, just over 8 miles. Peter is already planning the walk for the next visit, he plans on adding the black route - Chalk Ridge walk which is another 4.5 miles!
Thank you for this! As a kid growing up in Wisconsin I used to love playing in the fields, picking flowers-gooseberries-asparagas or whatever I found along the way. We rode our horses through the fields, down the lanes, and into the woods without fear. We have about 20 acres now on the eastern plaines of Colorado and have to worry about tons of nasties in the fields and by our pond and trees. We have a path through the field which is mainly for our Bee Guys but we use it too. We have Bull Snakes here because we have come across them A LOT! They are good to chase away the Rattlers. But a bite is a bite. Your fun post made me miss those fun fields - thank you the memories are great!
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