Three welcome visitors (and nine regulars) on Dave's 3.7 mile stroll from Car Colston taking us across very dry fields to Screveton for a short break inside the pinfold. Then we walked up Lodge Lane to Red Lodge near the A46 before dropping down to visit St Mary's Church before ending up back at the Royal Oak for a welcome drink.
Thanks Rab and Bill for the photos.
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| The start in the car park behind the Royal Oak |
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| The Smithy in Screveton, a well-preserved example of a rural blacksmith’s workshop, dating from the mid-17th century |
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| The Pinfold appeared on the 1882 Ordnance Survey map |
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| Taking a break inside the pinfold |
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| Red Lodge Antiques formerly The Red Lodge Inn (1811), situated on the old Fosse Way |
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| Shakerdale Farm, possibly linked to the Ecofarm at Screveton |
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| Approaching Car Colston in a field of buckwheat and lacy phacelia, used as a cover crop |
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| St Mary's Church, Car Colston |
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| An alternative church |
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| Fine brickwork on The Green in Car Colston |
