Fiskerton, Staythorpe, Upton and Rolleston, 22nd August 2021


Phil led twenty three VBR members on this nine-mile walk starting in the car park next to the Trent at Fiskerton.  After following the river as far as the power station, we turned northwest through Staythorpe Village and across the railway to reach Upton, famous for Upton Hall, the home of the British Horological Institute.


The start at Fiskerton



Entrance to Farndon Marina

Excellent fishermen's tracks alongside the Trent

Staythorpe Power Station cooling water inlets

 
Phil takes centre stage as usual

Crossing Car Dyke

The promised rain approaching as we approach Upton

Upton village sign suffering the ravages of time

Upton Hall, British Horological Institute and Museum of Timekeeping

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Upton - socially distanced lunch in bubbles

After lunch at the church, we followed the River Greet past Southwell Racecouse and Southwell Golf Club back through Rolleston to Fiskerton.

Southwell Racecourse all-weather track and grandstand

Late 18th century, Grade II listed Rolleston Mill on the River Greet

The Kate Greenaway Trail, Rolleston

St Mary's Church, Rolleston

Fiskerton Mill (1790 to 1921) on the River Greet

A wet end to the walk in more ways than one