Mortimer Circular via Silchester.

A midweek walk through the far Roman Empire led by Will George. Jane Rosoux writes...

"There were four of us including the leader, Will George. The morning route took us across fields where the crops included dried peas, past Burghfield and through plantations (mainly conifers) When we arrived at the Oval Pond we stopped for lunch and Will George and Olga Way had a swim.








The water was iron-rich...



After lunch the showers became heavier and more frequent but we eventually arrived at the ruins of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum). We were impressed by the state of preservation of the outer wall





and by the variety of mosses growing on it. There was an interesting postbox near the amphitheatre



and an unusually-shaped spire on Stratfield Mortimer church...




The whole walk took around four hours excluding the swim / lunch stop and we walked around 10 miles."

Many Thanks to Jane.

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Higham Circular, 4th July

Jane Rosoux writes..

"I attach the photographs I took on the circular walk from Higham, Kent on Saturday led by Will George. There were eight in the party, including one each from the South Bank, Bromley and North East London Groups. We started off by heading north to the Saxon Shore Way and then following it via Cliffe Fort (on the opposite bank of The Thames to Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury) to Cliffe, a village situated on a low chalk escarpment on the Hoo peninsular overlooking the Thames marshes, where some of the party had a welcome drink at 'The Six Bells'. In the afternoon we returned to Higham Station through woods and across farmland where we had some some nice views. The total distance was around 13 miles. It was a lovely day although a might humid."














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