Friday, 24 June 2011

Whitlingham Country Park

After a very lazy day yesterday when the most exercise we had was a walk on the site by the river with Hamish, we got the map out and made plans to walk to Whitlingham Country Park today.  So after breakfast with the sun shining we set off along the road.  It was a very straightforward walk beginning by crossing the A146 then making for a roundabout where we turned right.  We went over the railway line then over two river bridges …

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We then reached Whitlingham Lane with this Trowse sign on the corner and a Wherrymans Way sign  …

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We soon reached the park and decided to follow the sign to the Visitor Centre …

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On the way we passed Millionaires Row which I investigated …

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The next thing I saw was a piece of sculpture which gave me the distances to Loddon, Beccles and Norwich …

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While holding my camera to take a photo of the geese I suddenly had a companion on my finger!

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and the greenery was alive with life …

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The geese I was trying to photograph on the beach and some activity on the water …

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We had now reached the Visitor Centre which also housed a cafe …

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and sitting outside was a mum and babies – so cute!

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We found a table and had very welcome coffee and cake …

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Each table had a decoration under glass in the middle.  A brilliant idea and so unusual …

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A quick photo before we moved on …

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and then it was back to the track which led us to the waterside.  Here I found a notice about the Norfolk Wherry with a lovely poem on it …

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and a pair of wherry sails as a sculpture …

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Looking back we could see the buildings of Norwich in the distance …

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We turned around and retraced our steps but went to have a look at the Outdoor Education Centre on the way …

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Passing the Little Broad before we reached the road we saw some cygnets with their parents and a black swan …

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As we crossed a river bridge I spotted a heron in the water …

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Back on the main road we passed County Hall …

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and a bicycle which was attached to a lampost by a bus stop on our way down was still there on the way back …

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And it wasn’t long before we were back at the campsite.

1 comment:

PamelaB said...

Thanks Sally-ann I am enjoying your blog so much!