Geocaches - 11
Walk Inspiration - Jarrold Heart of England - Walk 9
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Jarrold Walking guides rarely disappoint. Book 14 covers my neck of the woods, The Heart of England, and I have just a handful of the 28 walks contained within to finish.
This walk, from Tanworth-in-Arden, has been on the radar for a long, long time. Today, it is undertaken with a view to both getting some fresh air and hitting my 2015 target of 1000 caches.
I've walked from here a couple of times, most recently on a quest to find the grave and home of Nick Drake - the 1970s musician. This route starts at the church in the centre of the village, rather handily at the handsome looking pub.
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| Ding Dong Merrily on High |
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| The Church Tower |
The walk gets off to a fine start. I am sharing an arrow straight, tree lined drive with a number of dog walkers and their festively adorned hounds. This is the drive to Umberslade Hall, the 1700 house of a former member of parliament.
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| Tree Lined and Paved |
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| Leads to Umberslade Hall |
First couple of caches of the day are collected along this stretch before I kiss the concrete goodbye and head into the saturated countryside. I get in a bit of a mess today.
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| Into the Quagmire |
Over the railway line at Danzey Station and into Mockley Wood. Walking through the trees adds another touch of variety into what is turning out to be a very decent ramble.
At the top of the hill is the 1000th Cache. With 5 days of the year left, I have hit my target.
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| Cache 1000 |
Past Mockley Manor, a trudge through the worst of the mud and along Forde Hall Lane to be welcomed on my return to the village by a wonderfully bucolic view of the Church.
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| View of the Day |
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| A rather fine example |
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