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Thursday 11 July 2019

A walk to Treasure Holt

My last post from the Clacton holiday is a walk I did one evening. Earlier that day my SIL and I had a bit of time together. She wanted to go to a garden center called Treasure Holt. It wasn't far from our park home along the main road then quite a way through a housing estate until we were at the edge of town. It had a nice little tea room so I thought I would take DB there one day.

That evening I had a look at the map and realized there was a country route to the garden center so I set off to walk it along a lane through fields.  I was going to walk across the field but it meant jumping a ditch into a muddy area and I thought I might slip so just did the lane. I found Treasure Holt and checked their opening times. Then I walked across the field to the Pickers Ditch and intended to follow it back through the field as according to the little map I had there was a footpath alongside.  I went so far walking through a little hideout some kids had made with a rope swing but it became too overgrown so I went back and walked through the housing estate.  There were such lovely gardens though that it was enjoyable. Since I looked on the OS map I see it doesn't show a footpath on that bit of the ditch.




We did go back for our lunch the next day and it was delicious.


7 comments:

  1. Is it a different Jean who said she had COPD? I thought it was you but to walk that distance it cant be!

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    1. I noticed you had a different Jean who comments. I don't have COPD, just a gut problem which has stopped my really long walks but I'm trying to get back to it.

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  2. What a delightful name and sounds like you had a lovely lunch too.

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  3. Love those place names. Glad your enjoying your walks and have had a nice break.

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  4. Sounds like a wonderful adventure. Glad you are managing to get out and about.

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  5. It's good to discover new paths and ways to places you have visited, glad you returned to have lunch:)

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  6. I love the photos interesting trees. I have a few taken on various holidays. You've given me an idea for a blog post!

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