Needham Market Ramblers Walk

Today was my first Bury St. Edmunds Ramblers walk for a while. A lot of it was familiar as it was an extended version of a morning half of a walk at Needham Market I did in August. No rain today, but it was a bit cloudy. We started at Needham Lake and walked South-west into the countryside to Tarston Hall before turning back via the hamlet of Darmsden and a stretch of the River Gipping. This was our route.

And here are a few of my photos...

Helen giving us her briefing.

The lake.

And off we went through and out of the town.

We were heading for Darmsden Church... but not yet. Dominant sights of the day were Electricity pylons and Rape flowers.

Nice cowslips!

We only caught a glimpes of Tarston Hall as we walked round it at the far point of our walk.

We had our break at St. Andrews Church, Darmsden.

We passed through the hamlet of Darmsden. I liked Kiln Cottage.

...and this old car.

The last part of our walk was along the River Gipping.

There are plans to restore this lock.

A nice stroll along the river.

And here we are nearly back at the start.

It's a pity the sun didn't come out until after we had finished, but thanks, Helen for a lovely walk.

You can see more of my photos here on Flickr and see more detail of our route on MapMyWalk