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A report on the walk of 28 August 2025, photographs and commentary by (as usual) our rather bemused and disorientated photographic and note taking correspondent.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Now I am going to say from the start that I was a little disappointed with this walk.<\/p>\n

I mean I was ready for the big church in the little village (a fundamental so I am told).\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n

But I was also told there was\u00a0 castle which I thought was built in 1627. \"\"But apparently, when they say it was raized that doesn’t mean built, but it seems in country-folk talk raized means burned down not rraised up.\u00a0 \u00a0And that strikes me as odd.\u00a0 I mean how can raize which means up mean down?<\/p>\n

But such are the country ways that I as a Londoner recently emigrated to these parts I have to learn<\/p>\n

\"\"What did fascinate me was that there was a fair shortage of housing in the area, as that too was probably all burned down, and the locals live in tents.\u00a0 \u00a0Feeling I needed to get the hang of the history, I gave the local a halfpenny each for a loaf of bread.<\/p>\n

\"\"But such is the way of the land that while the locals shelter in their tents the toffs are in their grand houses, all protected with iron and whatnot.<\/p>\n

They did not look out at us and we did not look in them. Instead we ventured forth.\u00a0 I tried to get a move on and venture fifth \"\"but no, there was no doing with that.\u00a0 The waterways ran with, well, water, and I stood and admired.\u00a0 \u00a0I really didn’t know this was where water came from until this walk.<\/p>\n

But blow me sideways with a candle stick as they say in Wood Green,\"\"but there were even boats on the water too allowing people to travel from one bit of water to another.<\/p>\n

But of course what I really wanted to see (what with me not being from these parts) was the famous Castle, and yes we found a sign \"\"with plentiful details and inscriptions.\u00a0 Where is the castle I demanded, and answer came there none.\u00a0 Apparently, it was pulled down or blown or\u00a0 exterminated by Martians or something.\u00a0 I don’t think I’ll ever get the hang of country ways.<\/p>\n

But fear not I was told there is more to see, and there was.\u00a0 I was of course, rather taken aback because I wanted to meet some 12th-century maidens or whatnot but none were available.\u00a0 \u00a0But I hid my tears and ventured forth and got some rather jolly pics I will share in part two, which on this occasion I have decided to publish after part one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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