Thursday 14th August - Wilstead led by Tony P

Eight walkers met in the Methodist church car park for the start of a 6 mile walk around the Wilstead countryside.
Leaving the village, behind we joined with the track that would take us out towards Manor Farm.

Sue & Tony R chatting followed by John, Joy, Llyn, Geoff & Graeme.

Passing through fields of noisy sheep, we negotiated an insulated electric fence which was at low level across the footpath, before passing through the farm.

Now once again we are on our old friend the John Bunyan trail (he seems to be everywhere ?)

Along the trail we stopped for a deserved water break before climbing the incline up towards Northwood End Farm, where we came across this Grade 2 listed Granary, English Heritage ID 37625

It is a granary with high brick plinth to all sides, brick straddles with stone caps, timber frame with weather boarding to exterior, pyramidal clay tile roof, small square structure, small plank doors on the N & W elevations.

Geoff, John, Llyn, Tony P, Joy, Sue & Graeme in front of the granary

On through the farm we arrived in Haynes & along Plumbers Lane turning into Park Palings where we stopped for a well earned picnic break, overlooking the Bedfordshire countryside.

Suitably refreshed, we were once more on our way taking in views of Haynes Park, the spiritual place of Radha Soami Satsang Bead (science of the soul)

Continuing along until we came to Firtree Hill which offered us  more fantastic views of the Bedfordshire countryside, with the old airship hangers centre stage.

Geoff, Tony R, Llyn, John, Joy, Tony P & Sue 

 Walking alongside Wilstead wood we joined with the track we used to start the walk, we were now heading back to the car park for the end of a lovely walk on a nice warm sunny day enjoyed by all walkers.                 Thanks to Tony P for the photos & script

Track of walk, walked generally in anti-clockwise direction.