Walk along the Itchen Way
Been a while since I wrote one of these for Geograph but I think this one is a worthy one to do. The reason I happened to be here was because my wife was at a conference at the Holiday Inn. This seemed an ideal opportunity to take in some places I have not visited and get a few church's for my Blog. I planned to visit four and if I had time at the end go to the cemetery nearby. As it was I was out walking for over six hours and did not have the time at the end.
Started out from the Holiday Inn and was soon out in the country passing one unfortunate fox on the way . It was not long before the village of Easton came in sight and the first church St Mary where I might add I was surprised people in the church spring cleaning . Once I had taken my photo's round the church & churchyard it was off along the Itchen Way and the next village of Martyr Worthy with St Swithuns Church . After getting my photos and visiting the War memorial I linked back with the Itchen way passed the odd sign and followed along by the River Itchen for a time before meeting the four pigs and Itchen Abbas . The next church there was St John the Baptist where you can find the grave of the last man hung for horse theft in England . It was then time for the final church at Avington St Mary which I thought was the best church of the visit as it still retained the Box pews . Once Finished in the church & Village it was off out into the countryside and the way back . Soon I was passing Larkwistle farm which meant I had only a mile or so to go. At the end I was tired & thirsty as I had not taken any sustenance with me so the little trip to the cemetery went out the window. Here is the GeoTrip to go with the walk Link
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- Thu, 21 May 2015 at 07:58
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- SU5130
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