🥾 Walk 42 - Moss End and Holyport

From Frost Folly Country Car Park we headed east, passing recently laid hedges, towards Warfield. A large church for such a small village, supposedly founded when monks from Hurley got tired of their monastery being flooded by the river Thames.

There were many delights on this walk, all the more appealing because of the warm, spring sunshine. The next two fields were home to a number of Shetland ponies; too busy eating the grass to take any notice of sixteen walkers passing through.

Wane Bridge brought our first muddy field, churned up by animals between the two gates. Onwards to Brock Hill farm where we saw calves.

A tree-lined lane on the Moss End to Holyport Walk.

Some road walking via Whitelock's Farm brought us to Hog Oak Lane - one of the places where there was an abundance of primroses and violets. There were also views of Windsor Castle and Slough Power Station. We were also fortunate to see some butterflies. Sadly, the abandoned fridge freezer is still there becoming more vandalised as the months go by.

Crossing the Drift Road we passed Mount Skippets Farm and saw a field of lambs. Crossing the road we took the right hand of the two paths and made our way to Holyport where we had lunch on the green.

Some of us sat by the village pond and others made use of the seats near the War Memorial, before visiting the Belgian Arms, one of the pubs in Holyport.

Having lunch by the Green in Holyport. The daffs are looking nice by the pond.

Refreshed we made our way past Old Beams kennels, Long Lane Farm and on to the busy A330, which we crossed with care before heading down Sheepcote Lane.

Near Windmills, none now visible, we headed across the fields once more, crossing the Drift Road for the second time.

More fields, not too muddy and having a wide grassy headland, brought us to the ford which some of our number used to clean their boots.

A couple of us sat in the War Memorial in Holyport to have lunch.

Heading down Hazelwood Lane, one of my favourite old lanes, the end was in sight for those of us who were weary. At Tickleback Row we headed East to Moss End and the Frost Folly car park.

Washing mud of our boots in a ford on the Moss End to Holyport Walk.

Big thank you to Christine who not only led the walk but wrote it up and took some of the photos.

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