Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain.....

What a beautiful day! I had pre-packed my rucksack with everything I need to cover any weather eventuality but the day dawned sunny and bright. Chris and Alex are away green-laning and 'truck camping' for the weekend and Shannon has elected to stay home and do her chores rather than join me in my 15 mile walk.

Jane and Rebecca - top of the class for map reading!

I met Jane and Rebecca at the car park in the centre of Woburn for a 9 a.m. start as we were not sure of the reliability of our map, and didn't want to still be walking at tea time.

The route we walked today is called the Woburn Millennium Circular walk, alternatively known as the 7 parish walk. We started out across Woburn Park near the front of Woburn Abbey and across the deer park to Eversholt. The route then takes you through fields to Ridgemont, Husband Crawly, Aspley Guise, Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath ending at Woburn. It is a fantastic walk with views across the lovely countryside which border the Woburn estate and across the counties to a spectacular side-on view of the Snow dome at Milton Keynes.

We opted to stop when we reached Aspley Guise for a wee and refreshment, partaking of some very nice sandwiches at The Anchor public house before heading off for the second leg of the walk. There was loads of wildlife along the way; particularly monk jack deer and squirrels. We hardly saw any other walkers which was quite surprising considering the beautiful weather.

The Home Straight!

Woburn Abbey

Miles walked: 15
Time walking: 5 hours