Thursday 9 April 2015

115.Roundabout Melksham (10.6 miles)

7.5/10


Parking Holt,Wiltshire Village Green or surrounds BA14 6PY




A beautiful day greeted us after missing last week, blue skies and shorts for one !
Starting at Holt,Wiltshire  a walk with plenty to look at along the way with good paths some a little hard to find but overall good
First picture soon after leaving Holt 8.45 sun up already temp was 16-18c at days end !


Happy Spring time lambs 

  
A Pair of Kestrels saw them mate 

  
After the event 



Great Chalfield House is a 15th-century manor house and has been in the movies Wolf Hall 2014,Wives and Daughters 1999,Hamley Hall, the country house of a squire.
The Other Boleyn Girl,Tess of the d'Urbervilles


  
Broughton Common

  
Mr House Sparrow


Should have known look at his Eyes !!! 
Had to sacrifice a Pear to escape field with our life's!! 


At this stage we decided to make detour round his field ,I think best option !


Solar Farm Springing up everywhere it seems 
I think their good his link More on this


 Badger or fox cat flap 


Ews 66007 Heavy goods


 The Famous Avon Rubber Factory Melksham 
making tyres since 1906 wiki says worth 55 million 


 What a weaping willow !


Melksham weir ,River Avon


Stone Bridge over Avon


Remains of GWR Railway closed 1966 Beeching !!!


Nestle Factory, makers of Corn flakes & Rice crispy Mmmmm


Come on you know you want it !!


Thats all this week 
check next wed late or thursday 
for our next walk :)

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