The Moira Donisthorpe Round

Date:  9th March 2011
Distance:  4.5miles

Fast and furious today - I don't know why.  The sun shone and lo it was good.  An hour and a half and I was back home with not much to report.  A swift walk down the road to The Woodman Pub past the fine and very useful Moira Post Office.  A left turn onto Measham Road and I do believe I don't think I have walked along this road before.  It's a very up and down kind of road so very useful for building up leg muscles. Most of this walk was along pavements so also good for strengthening joints ready for the charity walk on 1st May.  There are some very interesting buildings along this road and some tantalising looking footpaths which I shall explore when I have more time.  Back to the buildings - a mixture of terraced houses, cottages, detached two story houses and bungalows; all ages, shapes and sizes. One of the most intriguing was the Red House (which was painted white).  it has a date stone - 1911 - so bang on for arts and crafts and most interestingly the father of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris, lived in  The Red House, Bexley Heath.

Our lovely post office - long may it reign

A left turn  at the crossroads and then a walk past Donisthorpe Primary School and then onto the Forestry Commission Land at Hicks Lodge.  A very brisk walk up to Horace's Seat with the most fantastic views today then down the hill and home for a nice cup of tea.  Not many people about today - not even dog walkers but there was evidence of horse riders having climbed the hill to my view point at Horace's seat. The cycling centre is nearly finished  - the diggers are doing the landscaping at the moment and it is due to open at Easter.  The daffodils along Willesley Woodside are almost open now.   Another week and they will be a delight to walk by.