Friday 14th June Croft to Stoney Cove,Stoney Stanton. Approx 5miles

Fifteen walkers assembled at the car park in the village for a short car journey to Croft depicted on the right. Croft is famous for its very large quarry which can be seen from the top of the Croft hill - it can't be missed if you are in the area. Today, we are not going to Croft quarry, we're off to Stoney Cove just outside of  Stoney Stanton - another well known quarry which has been transformed into a national diving centre.
It was a bit of a mixed weather forecast, sun and showers, so appropriate clothing was worn. 

Heritage Centre Croft

We set off out of the village on Broughton Road passing the heritage centre (an old red telephone box filled with information about bygone years in Croft). Along Broughton Road we turned right  on to a bridle way sign-posted Stoney Stanton.

The weather, as can be seen in the photos, didn't improve. Continuing on the walk a photo opportunity arose and we all stopped to wave !!!!!!!!!!!!
and then carried on having pleased the photographers. 

 

 We came across a well ventilated res. des.

The photographer has to catch up with the group when a master piece has been taken. 





Arriving at Stoney Cove we were delighted that quite a bit of activity was going on. Divers were getting ready for the dive into the depths of  the cove. There are all kinds of objects down there - a double decker bus, tank and an aircraft to name a few - even a few fish of various sizes!

There is a very nice restaurant at the cove where you can sit and relax and watch what the divers are doing whilst having a cup of coffee/tea. 

Hat of the Day

Well, it was a good walk, very interesting all the way and the rain held off till we got back into the cars on our return. Let's have some real sunshine the next week.