Wittenham Clumps and the Thames path

[Woodlander]

Decided to go for a walk and a sneaky brew,

The sunrise over the lake was a sight to behold

The woodland path was still dry and frozen, ridings and wrens darting from branch to branch

Snowdrops Well into bloom, cuckoo pints tarting to poke through too

Met some of the locals along the way.....

These earthworks are called Dyke hills, still working on the history of the place

The Thames, with Wittenham Clumps is the distance

Start of the climb to the Clumps

Halfway there.........


I did take more photos of the Clumps and the veiws, but they won't upload to the site!

Got the brew on, it is well deserved.....

Try out my new pot stand,

Christened my new kuksa with a coffee, then continued on the Thames path to little baldon

The locks and the weir, the noise of the water was deafening!

What appears to be an old military post on the banks of the Thames

on the way to little Baldon......

They even named a roundabout after me

The maps recorded wit the Os maps app, definitely worth a look if your using mapping/ GPS apps/software

It didn't record my walking around on Wittenham Clumps, but all in, according to my phone I walked 14 miles. Was well worth it.

 

[Madriverrob]

Fabulous sunrise
Looks like a good walk mate , plus one for OS maps

 

[Ark79]

Spot on Jon

 

[Bam]

Good one Jon, 14 miles is a decent stroll and that sunrise is beautiful.

 

[divebuddy]

Nice write up and pics Jon. Nice town Dorchester. Went to a cousin's wedding at the Abbey in the 70s with reception at the George Inn. My cousin's wife's family ran the George. Around 2007 I used to go to Abingdon regularly for work and often went for a walk round Dorchester. Lots of money round there.

 

[saxonaxe]

Nice photos and good to see the Snow drops thriving.

 

[Woodlander]

Nice write up and pics Jon. Nice town Dorchester. Went to a cousin's wedding at the Abbey in the 70s with reception at the George Inn. My cousin's wife's family ran the George. Around 2007 I used to go to Abingdon regularly for work and often went for a walk round Dorchester. Lots of money round there.

It is a posh place, nice houses and big cars. Beautiful countryside but I'm missing home now. Back to Wales in 5th march

 

[Matt]

Long way from home mate

 

[Ystranc]

It was well worth getting up and out early for that sunrise Jon. That is a cracking photo!
It's been a while since you emigrated to the Home Counties, I'm expecting you to come back sounding all posh and speaking the queens English...

 

[Woodlander]

Long way from home mate

Aye, well I came here for crimbo with my friend, planning to return new year. Lockdown put the kaibosh on that.

 

[Woodlander]

It was well worth getting up and out early for that sunrise Jon. That is a cracking photo!
It's been a while since you emigrated to the Home Counties, I'm expecting you to come back sounding all posh and speaking the queens English...

It's been too long Mike, can't wait to get back to my cave. It was worth getting up and taking that picture just wish India had been with me to experience it!

 

[Forager]

Jon that sunrise looks amazing, great pictures and a well deserved cuppa.