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| Wansford Station | | | | |
Starting point for today's walk was Wansford Station, home of the Nene Valley Railway over the border in Cambridgeshire. The Station als has a claim to fame after being featured in the James Bond film 'Octopusssy'.
It is also currently home to the LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado. Built in 2008 The first such locomotive built in the UK since 1960.
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| The Tornado |
We were very close to Sibson Airfield and the skies was busy busy with parachutists making their descent.
But on with the walk ! A walk that would be on the Nene way, among the watermeadows and pretty villages that lie close to the River Nene. In these parts the river tends to get called the 'Nene' but rhymes with Bean.
Largely easy flat walking but the weather looked a little unpredictable.
We started by going down the narrow path by the side of the signal box and followed the railway line with the river on our right.
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| Old railway carriages |
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| Cloudy skies |
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The first village we come to is the picturesque Water Newton. Lying approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Peterborough with a population of just 88 at the last census. The church is visible on the other side of the river.
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| Water Newton |
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| Swans on the Nene |
Our walk takes us to the village of Castor , until 1888 considered to be part of Northamptonshire.
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| St Kyneburgha's Church Castor |
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| Steam Train passing |
Plenty of wildlife including the ever present Red Kites, Buzzards, Kestrels and numerous Dragonflies. It is a very peaceful setting and we see cows grazing along with horses. The hedgerows are laded with a rich crop of Blackberries , Elderberries and Sloes. There is even strangely enough a small clump of what I take to be hops?
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| Blackberries |
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| Hops? |
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| Car Train |
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| Dragonfly |
We are walking a circular route today and the weather takes a turn for the worse . Although it is raining heavily the sun isn't far way and creates a very unique light0 The following photos were all taken back at Wansford Railway Station.
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| Train in the distance |
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| Signal Box |
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