The Wednesday Walk 30th September 2009

The Plan
Meet at Beatrice and Tony's for a walk to High Hall. (This walk always makes me think of the Lone Ranger. High Hall Silver!!!)

The Leader
Tony and Wendy

Who Turned Up
Beatrice and Tony, Wendy, Sue, Trisha, Ros and David

The Walk
This week we were pleased to welcome Sue back into the walking fraternity, complete with her bionic knee. We set out from Beatrice and Tony's house and got as far as Walford Mill before we had to stop for a cup of coffee. Suitably refreshed, we then continued on our walk across the countryside behind Catley Copse and Wilksworth Farm and then on past High Hall until we reached The Stocks pub at Grange. Laburnum and Fresia. There, I have done my duty in mentioning two flower groups seen in the gardens we passed en-route, and very pretty they were too. The walk was generally flat and dry but we did have to cross quite a few styles.

After lunch, we took the route to the west of Smuggler's Lane, using the opportunity to try something different. At this stage of the walk, Tony seemed to be in control of the navigation and led us back to his house where we enjoyed tea and cake.

The Pub

The Stocks. This is a good pub, one we have visited before. Everyone had a good main meal... except David. The pie crust was far too tough. But, to the credit of the staff, they were very good about it and provided a free sweet to compensate.