A cold and snowy walk in Countesthorpe, 24 March 2013

Another guest blog from Paula:

Six of us hardcore walkers walked from Countesthorpe in the snow! It was due to be a ten-mile walk but due to the strange March weather conditions our leader had to cut a few miles off, so it was actually seven or eight miles instead.

We started from a car park in Countesthorpe then headed to Willoughby Waterleys.  The name of Countesthorpe originates from the eleventh century when the area was part of the marriage dowry of the Countess Judith, niece of William the Conqueror.  The 'thorpe' part of the name is a variant of the Middle English word thorp, meaning hamlet or small village.

We stopped for lunch outside the Shires in Peatling Parva where one member enjoyed his Guinness and memories of Irish trips to the Guinness Brewery were discussed - but we couldn't stop for too long as we were all getting too cold!  So we carried on, and thoughts of a hot bath and hot chocolate became very appealing.

So on we went to Peatling Magna then back to Countesthorpe.

A 3ft drift of snow along the hedgerow in Peatling Magna.

Thanks to Barney for leading the walk in these cold conditions and also to Rob for his help navigating.