Speed walk

 Paul said he was going on a walk with Luke and it would be around five and a half miles around Wallington. I knew this village as I used to live in the next village along called Redhill. It is also the place George Orwell lived when he was first married. So at around ten we set off heading west out of the village on the main road before quivkly turning left onto the Icknield Way Path. Which curves gently uphill towards birds hill. 

It was around this time I discovered Luke and Paul liked to speed walk up hill. I not being used to this kept a steady pace behind! 

We headed south towards the A507 Clothall Road which takes some care to cross safely.

A quick assent for the other two at least up to Ashanger Hill putting the dogs on a lead to go past the sheep field and then we had a lovely view of Clothall Church.

We then sat by the church for a coffee from our flasks and let the dogs get some water. 

From the church we headed down to the main road across and up by the glebe house and past the tumulus and accroos the A507 again by Clothall Bury. 

We then followed the Hertfordshire Way through bush spring over some fields where the paths have been ploughed returning to Wallington by it's lovely church. 

A short walk around the village road took us past Orwell's cottage and back to our cats. It is a lovely walk and with these two very quick friends it was completed in two hours including a coffee break. 

Thank you guys it was really good.