Comments on: The Grafton Way – Northamptonshire http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/ exploring and enjoying the British countryside Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:47:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: daylight_gambler http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/comment-page-1/#comment-545 daylight_gambler Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:05:13 +0000 http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/?p=591#comment-545 Thanks Callymatt - it is a nice route! I managed to discover an old leaflet from the council recently, so I will ask them for permission to republish on here. Another enjoyable local route is the Northampton Round (which loops through the area) - see http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/17/northamptonshire-round-cogenhoe-to-hartwell/ Thanks Callymatt – it is a nice route! I managed to discover an old leaflet from the council recently, so I will ask them for permission to republish on here.

Another enjoyable local route is the Northampton Round (which loops through the area) – see http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/17/northamptonshire-round-cogenhoe-to-hartwell/

]]> By: Callymatt http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Callymatt Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:34:26 +0000 http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/?p=591#comment-544 Spotted this path on a circular walk round Cosgrove and think we might give it a go over the summer. Not one we had heard of, despite being local! Thanks for your useful information. Spotted this path on a circular walk round Cosgrove and think we might give it a go over the summer. Not one we had heard of, despite being local! Thanks for your useful information.

]]> By: daylight_gambler http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/comment-page-1/#comment-376 daylight_gambler Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:45:09 +0000 http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/?p=591#comment-376 Hi Chris - hope you enjoyed the walk. I would definitely agree that it needs some tlc from the council, as it currently seems largely forgotten. I was also surprised when I was looking for information on the walk that there was little to find on any council website. Hi Chris – hope you enjoyed the walk. I would definitely agree that it needs some tlc from the council, as it currently seems largely forgotten. I was also surprised when I was looking for information on the walk that there was little to find on any council website.

]]> By: bespoke lampshades Dorset http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/comment-page-1/#comment-374 bespoke lampshades Dorset Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:21:06 +0000 http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/?p=591#comment-374 Interesting post. Many of the walks in Dorset are being threatened by development of brown field sites and industrial estates. The other issue is people selling off their gardens for houses. Which is not an issue, people need to make money and its is there land, unless it steals all your natural light! Interesting post. Many of the walks in Dorset are being threatened by development of brown field sites and industrial estates. The other issue is people selling off their gardens for houses. Which is not an issue, people need to make money and its is there land, unless it steals all your natural light!

]]> By: Chris Hunt http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2010/02/09/the-grafton-way-northamptonshire/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Chris Hunt Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:39 +0000 http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/?p=591#comment-371 Did this walk with my girlfriend on monday, our experience was similar to yours - and I agree about the cramped nature of the kissing gates! We found the waymarking of this route quite erratic - a mixture of the original 1970's signs (like mini roadsigns, but mostly illegible) and modern arrow signs (not terribly distinctive, and often not mentioning the Grafton Way at all). It's a nice walk for a summer's day, but in need of some tlc from northamptonshire council. Making the walk leaflet available on their website would be a good start. Did this walk with my girlfriend on monday, our experience was similar to yours – and I agree about the cramped nature of the kissing gates!

We found the waymarking of this route quite erratic – a mixture of the original 1970′s signs (like mini roadsigns, but mostly illegible) and modern arrow signs (not terribly distinctive, and often not mentioning the Grafton Way at all). It’s a nice walk for a summer’s day, but in need of some tlc from northamptonshire council.

Making the walk leaflet available on their website would be a good start.

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