Compromised. I took a train to Royston station, then wandered through the east Hertfordshire countryside, back to Stevenage.
I was less well than I thought as I found it a real effort, despite covering only 60, very slow kilometres.
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| Roytson. Reminds me of Wells-Next-The-Sea for some reason. |
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| Three views of Barley. |
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| Looking east into Essex. |
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| Nuthampstead. There was a US bomber base here during WW2. |
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| Anstey. |
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| Village lock-up at Anstey. |
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| Burial tumulus near Brent Pelham. Very similar to Stevenage's Six Hills. |
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| Brent Pelham. |
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| Violets lane. Supposed to be the world's longest ford. Really its just a river bed as all traces of road surface have long since been washed away. |
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| A much drier part of Violets Lane. |
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| Furneux pelham. |
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| Tiny Norman church at Little Hormead. |
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| Little Hormead. |
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| Near Hare Street. I think my bike counts as a 'ponderous carriage'. |
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| Cottered. |
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| Cromer. |
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| Church Farm, Ardeley. Well worth a tea stop. |
