Mr C surprised me with an impromptu visit to Hodnet Hall Gardens, a place I planned to visit (alone) the previous week but having tested positive for Covid I chose to stop at home to keep my bugs to myself.
We had lunch before walking round the gardens and grounds on one of the last open [...]
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An Impromptu Adventure
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2022
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The Long Walk
After completing my Queen Elizabeth II memorial walking challenge; 96k (60 miles) by virtually walking from Sonning Common to London, I retraced my steps on the virtual route from London back to Windsor (just under 29 miles). I concluded my challenge with a ‘real’ walk along the 2.64 miles ‘Long Walk’ from the Windsor Castle [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2022
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Windsor Revisited – Day Two
For breakfast I chose the continental option. It was every bit as good as I remembered it from last time. Comfortably replete, we walked through Windsor to the Cambridge Gates (The Windsor Great Park entrance to the castle).
The weather was perfect for the the walk; it was so warm we didn’t need to wear coats. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2022
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Windsor Revisited – Day One
Our return visit to Windsor took place a week later than we had originally planned. Our plan was to revisit Windsor Castle, in particular St George’s Hall and St George’s Chapel, which was not fully open on our previous visit. The castle had only reopened a few days before our planned visit date following the [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2022
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The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Walk
I chose a local route to complete my memorial walk in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The walk was perfect with both sunshine and showers.
I will now retrace my steps on my virtual route from London back to Windsor (just under 29 miles), concluding with a ‘real’ walk along the ‘Long Walk’ from [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2022
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Memorial Walk – Telford Town Park
Day 14 of my Memorial Walk in memory of Queen Elizabeth II didn’t quite go as I had planned it.
My plan was to visit the Chelsea and Maxell gardens before embarking on a walk around Telford Town Park. My first choice of car park looked full so I opted for plan B. The car park [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2022
