Eaton, Branston and Eastwell, 14th June 2026

Paul's 7.2 mile walk today explored the headwaters of the River Devon which drains into Knipton Reservoir, eventually joining the Trent at Newark Marina.  From the Village Hall at Eaton, we walked north on the Jubilee Way and across fields to St Guthlac's Church, Branston for coffee.  We then rejoined the Jubilee Way for a short distance before climbing up to Eastwell then dropping down to the start.

Briefing in Eaton

On the Jubilee Way

Unusual egg vending machine at Sherricliffe Farm near Eaton

Ironstone cottage in Branston

St Guthlac's Church, Branston

Steps down to an ironstone gullet - a long, deep and narrow trench or pit from which the ironstone was quarried

Family day out - sheep shearing

Memorial to the crew of a Lancaster bomber that came down midway between Goadby and Eaton in 1942

You'll remember me when the west wind moves

Upon the fields of barley

You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky

As we walk in fields of gold

Hall Lane - passing Eastwell Hall

7.2 miles,130m of elevation