Distance - 5.5 Miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration - Country Walking Magazine, July 21, Walk 9
A local walk into the Shropshire Countryside.
As we are using the pub, we are able to take advantage of their car park. Note to future self/blogfans - if you want Sunday lunch, you need to book in advance. They cook to bookings and potential problems are not space, but the amount of food they have prepped. Fortunately, we were able to take advantage of a cancellation. Otherwise, I would be blogging from a hospital bed. You don't want to promise Mrs M lunch and then fail to deliver.
The walk - it starts off on a metaled track with St John the Baptist the obvious target. This Norman Church stands completely remote from civilistation - with the village it once served long disappeared. Kinlet Hall, now a school, is close by but covered in scaffold, so unworthy of photographic recording.
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| The Path to Kinlet Church |
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| St John the Baptist |
Once this reference point is explored, its wild walking through mature woodland, copses and the occasional agricultural field. However, there are problems. Even with a GPS. The way-marking is poor, signs are missing and annoyingly, there are many fences/locked gates running directly across the rights of way.
Later, we learn that the new landowner is not keen on ramblers. He has been re-routing and possibly trying to cancel the rights of way. The Country Walking instructions also state that land is no longer Forestry Commission Open Access Land. You can see from our route that a few mistakes were made and rerouting was required.
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| A path through Birchen Park |
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| No problems with paths in a the arable fields |
If you are up for a little adventure and clambering, then don't let the lack of signage and easy access put you off.
For your reward is a honest community pub, where the friendly landlord know most by name and keen to engage muddy ramblers and make them feel welcome.
A choice of three real ales - with Hobsons Town Crier in good condition.
Just remember to book in advance for your Sunday Lunch.
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| Eagle and Serpent, Kinlet |
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