A quick coffee stop and nose around, and we were ready for off.
The station and railway have been used in lots of documentaries and other films and there are plenty of events.
The Nene Way runs alongside the railway for half a mile or so, then moves further south towards the river, crossing fields full of Roman remains, which are not visible as anything other than humps and bumps.
Water Newton |
Roman remains? |
After the bridge we followed the higher ground round to the road down to Castor Old Mill. There's a water mill and remains of a windmill.
There is a ford and a footbridge over the mill arm of the river (Back Dike). The Nene Way crosses the bridge and turns left following Back Dike, crossing another footbridge and then walking with the main Nene on the right. A clear path leads us under a railway bridge (Nene Valley Railway) and into Ferry Meadows. The Cycle hire and Canoe centre is across Gunwade Lake.
We continued past Ferry Bridge and along Ferry Walk Path to finish at Green Cafe near the Ferry Meadows Visitor Centre.
Wildlife - herons, grebes, geese, green woodpeckers (we heard more than we saw). Fish - no idea what sort.
Map and details
There is a ford and a footbridge over the mill arm of the river (Back Dike). The Nene Way crosses the bridge and turns left following Back Dike, crossing another footbridge and then walking with the main Nene on the right. A clear path leads us under a railway bridge (Nene Valley Railway) and into Ferry Meadows. The Cycle hire and Canoe centre is across Gunwade Lake.
We continued past Ferry Bridge and along Ferry Walk Path to finish at Green Cafe near the Ferry Meadows Visitor Centre.
Wildlife - herons, grebes, geese, green woodpeckers (we heard more than we saw). Fish - no idea what sort.
Map and details
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