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Well, I haven't posted any pics on here for a while, my ankle has been playing up and more recently it has been raining so much I have been rather put off going for walks. So I thought it was time I got my arse in gear, put some sandwiches in my rucksack and headed out into the great unknown. Or at least the countryside a few miles north of Stratford.
I parked the car at the side of the road and set off along this bridleway.
The bridleway reaches the Stratford-upon-Avon canal after a few hundred yards and crosses it over this bridge. The deck of the bridge consists of cast iron cantilevers in the form of upside down, shallow boxes. The deck and handrails don't quite meet in the middle, this is to allow the tow ropes of barges to pass through as the tow path for horses goes past the bridge rather than under it as is usually the case. The iron is holding up well considering it is 200 years old!
It has been raining quite a bit!
Some nice oak trees along the way. Bridle paths like this used to be very minor roads which the authorities deemed insufficiently important to provide with a modern surface. By-passed by modern wheeled traffic, they are now only frequented by ramblers, horse riders and the occasional mountain biker.
The path here (on the left) has turned into a little running stream! Fortunately, an alternative path has been beaten here along the top of this ancient hedgebank.
Austy Wood, private property unfortunately.
This is where the path leaves the wood.
The route goes in this direction.
Then through this farm.
Looking back towards the farm and a row of Victorian cottages.
I parked the car at the side of the road and set off along this bridleway.
The bridleway reaches the Stratford-upon-Avon canal after a few hundred yards and crosses it over this bridge. The deck of the bridge consists of cast iron cantilevers in the form of upside down, shallow boxes. The deck and handrails don't quite meet in the middle, this is to allow the tow ropes of barges to pass through as the tow path for horses goes past the bridge rather than under it as is usually the case. The iron is holding up well considering it is 200 years old!
It has been raining quite a bit!
Some nice oak trees along the way. Bridle paths like this used to be very minor roads which the authorities deemed insufficiently important to provide with a modern surface. By-passed by modern wheeled traffic, they are now only frequented by ramblers, horse riders and the occasional mountain biker.
The path here (on the left) has turned into a little running stream! Fortunately, an alternative path has been beaten here along the top of this ancient hedgebank.
Austy Wood, private property unfortunately.
This is where the path leaves the wood.
The route goes in this direction.
Then through this farm.
Looking back towards the farm and a row of Victorian cottages.
better than most of the ones here in essex, i tend not to require flashing machines and loud music to enjoy a pint, that's what clubs are for, keep em out of the pubs i say 
