Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt3

 

My route into Barnsley took me past Oakwell, the football ground. Hard to believe Barnsley were in the Premier League in 1997.

Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt2

Once upon a time this was an industrial railway line. Now it is a perfect way to walk.

 

Stroll 65 Wakefield to Barnsley pt1

 This was a walk that connected two bits of the network of routes I have been developing during the two years of The Stroll. A route that visited old pits, now turned into country parks, old railway lines that I walked on, and the semi-derelict Barnsley Canal that formed the majority of my route. I also passed through the Waterton Wall where Charles Waterton founded the first nature reserve in 1826. Wikipedia it if you are interested.

The Waterton Wall

In The City

The view from our hotel in Finsbury Square.

 

Ballet

 Rowan went to see Ballet Black at the Hackney Empire. Glad she is enjoying the arts.

Lunch

This is a view of Frank, Danielle, Chris and I having lunch last week. 

 

Bee news

 We went to collect a new Queen and her colony from a beekeeper near Scarbrough. They all stayed inside the hive on our was back. On our way there we had a walk in the Wolds, a first for a long time.

Wayrham Dale in the Wolds