Friday 7/8/2015 Circular walk from Cosby to Broughton Astley approx 5 miles.

The weather forecast for Friday was spot on and the sky on Thursday night said it all, 'perfect walking weather'.

Fifteen of us set off from Cosby Village Hall car park at 10.30 am as usual.

We went over the zebra crossing and down into the allotments, where we turned right heading for the settlements, then out of the settlements and into the fields.

This way

Slight slope to start with

 

Just about ready to harvest.

Group photo first

Let battle commence

After the fun we headed on towards Broughton Astley.

Must let the farmer through, well the tractor was slightly larger than us.

Out of the fields and into Broughton Astley. It didn't take us long to find our destination The White Horse Pub.

It's great to sit in the sunshine, let's hope it continues.

After a nice break we set off back towards Cosby this time along the bottom field route.

Past a few ponies into another corn field.

Then into maize not fully grown yet.

A helping hand over a style.

Not far now.

As we entered Cosby, we had a chat with the stone masons working on the pinfold. This was an enclosure to keep stray animals and a fine had to be paid by owners to recover them. All part of our heritage.

For info:

The terms "pinfold" and "pound" are Saxon in origin. "Pundfald" and "pund" both mean an enclosure. There appears to be no difference between a pinfold and a village pound. The term pinfold seems to be more popular in the north and east of England, whilst in the south and west the term pound is more popular.

We then proceeded through the village, eventually saying our goodbyes. See you all next week.

                         Cosby Village Church - St Michael's