A February walk

If OH is working on a Saturday which means we aren't going anywhere special, I like to get the children out of the house and go for a walk somewhere. Last weekend I thought we would have a hike up British Camp, but that idea was squashed when OH phoned and asked if we could drop some materials off to where he was working. As I drove down the lanes to the address, we passed many footpath signs, so I decided on the way back we would just pick one and go for a surprise walk. 

There were signs of Spring - catkins, hellebores, snowdrops....

Little Boy pointed out Peter rabbit's house, and we did see a few rabbits too but they were too fast to photograph....

And Postman Pat - can you see him?

There were several horses dotted around, and some lucky person had a huge posh new stable block 

We had no idea where we were going, and how long it would take, but then we turned a corner and I realised we had done a full circle and were entering the village near where we left the car. Outside one house someone had a collection of gnomes, with rather a 'cheeky' little one at the front...

Sadly even garden gnomes can't escape modern technology - there was even a gnome with his face stuck in a mobile phone....

This photo tickled me - however often I ask Little Boy to please move out of the way so I can take a photo, there is often a little head photobombing my blog photos. It's like Where's Wally!

A signpost pointed the way to Stanbrook abbey, and you could just spot a tower pointing up in the distance between these two wonderfully shaped houses. 

I couldn't get a decent photo of the abbey, but looking at it online it sounds a great place to stay if you've got the spare cash. The abbey was originally built to house Benedictine nuns in 1838 but in 2010 was sold and converted to a luxury 55 bedroom weddings and conference venue, with 50 bedroom suites that were formerly cells belonging to the nuns!

By now Little Boy was flagging, but luckily the car was just around the corner. When I checked my fitness tracker on the phone, we'd done 1.78 miles so I think he did quite well for little legs. We all enjoyed our surprise walk, so I think we will do something similar again. 

Speak soon

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