Continuing my walk along the 26 mile Dudley trail, I turned down Toys Lane. What a view from these houses!
The Two Gates Ragged School Independent Methodist Church (Long name - not much room on the notepaper after that!!!). There's a Wartime Singalong there soon, if you're interested.
The little Ragged Chapel itself
Here was a strange name for a street. Whynot?
All was revealed: it was named after a Grand National Winner from 1894
From there, it was along Foxcote Lane. Great views over towards the Clent Hills
Who would believe this was taken in a Metropolitan Borough?
The field was being mowed - for hay, I think. It's being left to dry before baling.
The path goes through beautiful flower meadows
Looking over towards Woodbury Hill. (You can only see the Obelisk in the winter: it's on the saddle of the hill - behind the leafy trees)
The meadows continue
The verges were full of bloom
A remnant of the Dudley Trail day, which took place in early May
It points over this unofficial bridge
The path leads up towards the Obelisk (but doesn't pass it).
...the views are extensive
The Wrekin, Shropshire, on the skyline
The Clee Hills in the distance (Titterstone Clee on the left, Brown Clee on the right)
I wondered what these building were - they look like an old factory.
Down into Pedmore - the lych gate at St Peter's Church
It dates from the 12th century but has been much restored
Old yew trees in the church yard
Well, that's the end of the first section of the 26 mile route. I'll explore the next section soon. Keep watching out!
Today's route: part of the 26 mile Dudley Trail; I started at Dudley yesterday. To walk from the start of the Trail to here is 8.5 miles. I made use of a lift in a car, but it could be done by bus. The route is only published during the day of the Trail: it is not an established full time route. Though I think it should be. I might start a campaign! If you contact me by email (address in the yellow box), I can send you my summary of the route.
You can see the other routes on these links:
Click here for the 9 mile route (this one is really flat, and hardly goes on roads at all)
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