Sunday 1st September 2013
A short stroll in the Cheshire countryside
Distance: 3km; Ascent: negligible; Overcast but dry; with Lynsey, Isabel & Olivia
We fancied going for an afternoon walk somewhere new today and so we headed for the village of Great Budworth in deepest Cheshire with the promise of an ice cream farm towards the end of the walk! After faffing around finding somewhere to park, we set off walking from Budworth Heath at around 2pm initially along the road. Soon we entered farmland and followed a footpath across several fields heading for the village of Great Budworth.
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| Looking across the fields towards Great Budworth |
The village was quite picturesque, with its many old houses and sandstone church. There was even a set of stocks just outside the church wall, opposite the pub!
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| Great Budworth |
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| Looking towards Great Budworth Church |
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| Great Budworth Church |
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| Stocks outside Great Budworth Church |
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| Lychgate outside Great Budworth Church |
After wandering through the village and along footpaths and a minor road we reached the real objective of the day: The Ice Cream Farm!
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| This way for ice creams! :-) |
We stopped for tea and ice cream (an interesting combination!), whilst Isabel was entertained by the small slide and bouncy castle! A short road walk brought us back to the car just before 4pm after a most pleasant afternoon stroll :-)
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| Looking back across the fields towards Great Budworth |
The George & Dragon opposite the church serves good ale although it's a bit of a posh joint. The Cock o'Budworth (not a million miles away) serves rather very good Joe Holts.
ReplyDeleteNot that I know about pubs. Or beer.
JJ
Trust you to know about the pubs nearby ;) Unfortunately we didn't have time to call in for any ale on this walk!
DeleteI feel there could be a Budworth walk being organised here by a certain JJ or Rick. I must book a place on it. It is a very long time indeed since i was in Budworth.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first visit to Budworth but I'll have to go back sometime to sample the beer! ;)
DeleteA good walk and an atmospheric Budworth village, this is a great pastime. Thank you for providing information about the route, as soon as there is the free time I'd happily arrange for me and my family a weekend tour. Now I'm testing tracking platform Detailed info here for the working transport, and I can also use the data from your card. Good luck and new even more interesting places;)
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