March 31, 2009 at 10:21 pm
· Filed under Northamptonshire, Walks
As it was such a beautiful day on Sunday, I decided to walk the
Woodpecker Trail in
Salcey Forest - a 6 (ish) mile walk that circles the whole forest.
Salcey Forest is a remnant of a medieval royal hunting forest situated near the village of Hartwell in Northamptonshire, between Northampton and Milton Keynes.
The walk was less of a training walk for the
Offa's Dyke 4 MS challenge and more a chance to give the dog a nice long walk. That said I tried to keep up a good pace to build up some stamina on what is a fairly unchallenging walk. I also wanted to play around more with
Viewranger - especially with the integration with my phone's camera (most of these photos were taken on my N95 phone via Viewranger).…
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May 25, 2008 at 8:57 pm
· Filed under Northamptonshire, Walks
This was a filler walk, so I won't go into too much detail. The walk goes from Hartwell, via Salcey Forest and the tip of Long Street Hanslope to Grafton Regis - with a slight detour to make sure we didn't get to the pub before opening!
After a lovely lunch at
The White Hart, we followed the canal, up the locks, to Stoke Bruerne. After another pint, we visited the entrance to Blisworth tunnel (since when did it become a tourist attraction?) and then made our way, across the fields, back to Hartwell via Roade - ending in the Rose and Crown in Hartwell for a final pint!…
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April 18, 2008 at 10:54 pm
· Filed under Northamptonshire, Walks, Warwickshire
A very pleasant 19 mile walk through the East Warwickshire and West Northamptonshire hills - The walk starts at Napton-on-the-Hill, and goes through Marston Doles, Priors Hardwick, Byfield and Hellidon. Pub stops were at The Cross Tree at Byfield and The Bridge at Napton. Other features include Shuckburgh Park and the watershed!…
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March 24, 2008 at 10:31 pm
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A 15 mile walk mainly through Northamptonshire. The walk starts at Lavendon (actually in Buckinghamshire), and passes through Bozeat, Wollaston, Strixton, and Easton Maudit. Other areas of interest include the proposed site of the Nun Wood Wind Farm.…
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As it was such a beautiful day on Sunday, I decided to walk the Woodpecker Trail in Salcey Forest - a 6 (ish) mile walk that circles the whole forest.
Salcey Forest is a remnant of a medieval royal hunting forest situated near the village of Hartwell in Northamptonshire, between Northampton and Milton Keynes.
The walk was less of a training walk for the Offa's Dyke 4 MS challenge and more a chance to give the dog a nice long walk. That said I tried to keep up a good pace to build up some stamina on what is a fairly unchallenging walk. I also wanted to play around more with Viewranger - especially with the integration with my phone's camera (most of these photos were taken on my N95 phone via Viewranger).… 
