Thursday 11 September 2014

Staffordshire Way, Day 1, Part 1 - horsey memories

The Staffordshire Way runs 95 miles from Kinver Edge to Mow Cop (just into Cheshire)

Today's pictures are the section from Kinver to Enville


After the first half mile, the route is a bridle path, and it brought back many happy memories of riding along it with a band of (often) mad ponies.


The sandy soil made it good to ride even in winter because it never really froze.
Hard to walk on though!


Various crops along the way


Mostly harvested now


This is Home Farm, Enville, with what was once a fish pond to supply the estate with fresh protein on Fridays (when people didn't eat meat)


The hall itself. Burned down and rebuilt around 1900


These are the estate stables. 



All the stuff on this washing line is for horses.
Details of the next part of my route tomorrow

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2 comments:

  1. Hello Mrs G, Laura here (Mo and Amber's mummy) !! We're missing you very much at the school. I don't know if you know about the website Bloglovin', but I'm following your blog on there- might be worth a look if you like to follow blogs! Mine is on there too! :) Much love! xx

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  2. HI Laura! Good to hear you're following my blog.
    I've just looked at yours and am following that now! Love the basilisk on the loo. Very creative. Lucy x

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