 Sunday Walk
While other expat bloggers spent
their weekend at the Chinese New Year in London and at Stonehenge and Wardour Castle I decided to make the best use
of the fantastic weather and went for a nice walk.
The description of the
walk was from Country Walking magazine, "Alton Barnes -
Roaming with the ancients". After parking my car at
the Coronation Hall car park in Alton Barnes I headed for
the chalk uplands of the North Wessex Downs. First stop
was Adam's Grave Long Barrow, there wasn't much to see of
the barrow but the view from it over the downs and Pewsey
Vale was impressive. As was the fierce biting cold wind,
which made me move on fairly quickly.
From Walkers Hill I had
an excellent view over the Alton Barnes White Horse
before continueing to Milk Hill. Here I had my lunch and
unsuccessfully tried to launch the cheap (£1) kite I had
bought on Friday. Either the wind was too strong and
gusty, or the kite is crap, or I was just incompetent in
launching it. I hope it was the first.
Next stop was at the
Wansdyke, a Saxon earth wall sometimes called southern
Britain's version of Hadrian's Wall. The section I saw
was still in a good condition considering its age and
impressive to see how it stretched into the distance.
W ith the sun starting to set I left the
upland and walked down towards Stanton St Bernard, the
views back at the North Wessex Downs in the late
afternoon light were very nice. In Stanton St Bernard I
joined the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal to walk
back to Alton Barnes. On the way I passed the Barge Inn at Honeystreet, a pub I plan to return to in
the summer. It was too late today, but looks like a great
place for a pint during the summer.
Just before it got dark
I arrived back at my car after approx 6 miles of walking
and a great afternoon out. Certainly a walk to repeat
during the summer, may be extended with a longer section
along the Wansdyke and/or the Kennet and Avon Canal. But
for now it's time to get to bed. More tomorrow. Or
Tuesday. Or Wednesday. To close for now a picture of some
very cold hills:
Trivia
- When writing this
entry the weather was: light clouds after
a clear day, cold
- When writing this
entry I was listening to: BBC 6 Music
- I'm currently
reading/have just finished reading this
book/publication: The Economist
- I recently visited
this website/-page: only the ones linked above
- The last drink I
had was/is: Worthington's White
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