A mini walk at Rutland Water.

 A rather chilly, damp day, with a wind. A very short stroll from Normanton Car Park down to the church, mainly to see hiw the snowdrops and aconites are progressing this year. Verdict, they are a bit slow!

Empingham to Normanton car park and back

Monday 4th November

With Kate. A 6 mile there and back walk, with a coffee break at the Harbour Cafe.     

Everywhere was calm and mild, no wind, but grey.

2024/06/10 Empingham, Normanton, Rutland Water

 Monday 10th June

With Kate, Norma and Maureen. We decided as a group that we needed to wander slightly further afield than of late. It’s an old favourite walk, from Empingham via the path through the woods to the dam,

and then to cafe at Normanton car park.

We followed our usual route back, taking the road past Bracknell House and Oak Farm, then the footpath close to the wall near Whare Koa. 

Then it’s the quiet road past Normanton Cottages. 

At the road junction, we turned  right, continued slightly uphill until we reached two footpath signs on our left. We took the left hand path which goes downhill over a couple of fields, then crosses a road, and continues, eventually crossing the river Gwash and reaching the road to Mill farm.

A little further on the footpath leaves the road , crosses a footbridge, and  another field, and leads into Empingham.

There were couple of brief showers while we were out, one while in the cafe, otherwise windy but quite warm in the sun.

7.3 miles.

Catch up: 25/10/23.Rutland Water Normanton - Manton and back,

Wednesday 25th Oct

After lunch Harry took bike to Rutland Water.

I walked from Normanton car park to the Manton Bird watch centre and back - around 5.6 miles in all.Lovely afternoon. 

Coffee at the car.

Empingham, Normanton, Rutland Water

 

Monday 30th January 2023

Seven and a half miles with Norma. 

Another bright and sunny morning. Quite windy, chill in places.  First I walked to Norma’s for 9am. Out to Empingham and did walk through the village, along Crocket Lane to the footpath.

Over the field and across the brook (River Gwash), then turn right, with Mill Farm on the hill to the left. We follow the footpath across the field to another bridge, and continue uphill to cross the A606. 

Straight on across a couple of fields. At the next, smaller road we turn lroght and follow the road downhill to the first junction.  A left turn takes us past Normanton cottages, with views to the dam and Rutland Water to our right. The road turns slightly and we follow it as far a right angled bend to the left. Here we take the footpath straight ahead along the field edges .

At the road we turn right , heading for Rutland Water and Normanton car park. 

There’s a display of snowdrops and aconites in the grass by the road.

There’s a short section alongside the main road, but the verge is fairly wide.

The Waterside café is open (10-3) and we indulge in coffee and toasted teacake.

We continue along the reservoir path to the end of the dam

then turn sharp right alongside the trees, down hill towards a stil and path leading into a small wood.

Then across two fields and back into Empingham.

 We called in at Wellies for a sandwich before returning home. 7.3 miles

Empingham to Normanton car park

 Wednesday 23rd February   with Harry, Esther, Hazel, Joseph. Just over 5 miles. Windy.

BY bike from Gretton to Rutland Water

 Tuesday 12 October 2021. With Harry 20 miles. The weather promised to be sunny, or so we thought as we drank coffee in the garden.

Out ward route via Harringworth, Wakerley,  Barrowden and the Luffenhams. Return via Lyndon, Wing, Seaton and Harringworth.

A pair of swans on the Welland near Wakerley.

A murky Rutland Water from Normanton car park as the drizzle persisted.

Approaching Wing

Coffee break over…

Penultimate hill climbed - only the hill between Harringworth and Gretton remains

3 hours, 20 miles, 1160 feet of ascent. 

Empingham, Rutland Water, Normanton

With Norma, Maureen and Eddie. A whisker less than 8 miles. Monday 03 February.

Along the road section we saw a flock of long-tailed tits flitting along the hedge row.