I bought this old book in a charity shop for £1, called Pub Walks in Northamptonshire by Charles Whynne-Hammond.
30 circular walks of a few miles, complete with directions and a hand-drawn map, each starting and finishing at a village pub.
I’d like to share some pictures I took on walk number 3 of 30, “Sulgrave: The Star Inn (4 miles)”
We found the pub which was the starting point, and walked up to the village church to check it out.
Then we tried to find the house of some 18th Century ancestors of mine, but we couldn’t find it. Sulgrave is also the home of George Washington’s ancestors, his great-great-great-great grandfather.. or something like that, that house is much easier to find, it’s the old Manor House, but it was closed to visitors that day.
So we just found the footpath to Culworth instead and carried on our way,
meeting a horse in his paddock.
In Culworth we stopped for a rest on the village green. On the far side, near the cricket pavilion we found an abandoned tractor, ignoring the sign warning us of potential injury, took turns to sit on it to pose for pictures.
We stopped into the almost 1000 year old church there for a while,
signed the visitors book,
and set off to Lower Thorpe, and back across the fields to Sulgrave, where we came across some old stocks and stopped to pose for more pictures..
..and ended up in the pub.
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Nice story :)
From number three to the reality and very enjoy your @travelfeed story here, especially there is a view of nature. Blessing
Thank you Khaimi, so glad you enjoyed it. Nothing beats a dose of nature and fresh air. Good for the soul. And life is often about going around in circles so why not just enjoy it right? 😁
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So much information for 1 pound.
I think it's good investment for many trails for you.
Welcome back
With 29 other walks I reckon that pound was well spent too. Thanks, it’s good to be back!
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