Bimbling around Manton

 Blue skies, a bit windy and no rain, was the cue for me to go for a walk yesterday. I drove to the village of Scawby. I have walked this area before, a long time ago. I set off down the road towards Greetwell. There is a shortage of footpaths around here so some road walking is inevitable. Passing Greetwell Hall, I turned left down a track towards Manton. Big open spaces, fields and disused quarries. There are some woods, but I tend to not wander into them because there's a good possibility that I might not find my way out. 

I was sorely tempted to sit on that bench for ten minutes, but decided not to. It was as windy as heck. Definitely a woolly hat day. 

I came into the village of Manton. Looking back through my blog I found a picture of this church taken in 2013. The first time I saw it, a few years before that, it had been abandoned and was in a state of disrepair. Pity I wasn't carrying a camera at the time. In 2013 some of the work had been done to turn it into residential accommodation. Here it is now, all done.  

They had to bulldoze a new entrance from the road. The garages and courtyard are separate from the main building. I would assume that was because the graves could not be disturbed. It looks magnificent now. There was no sign of life so I sat and ate my lunch on a pile of bricks. 

At the top of the hill coming out of the village this memorial looks like it hasn't been here for very long. 

From there on it was a matter of walking along quiet roads back to Scawby. I like the way they have carved these big logs. The phone box is empty, it hasn't been re purposed. 

The light is beginning to fade now, two last pictures before I get into my car and drive home. Scawby Church. 

The old school, now residential. 

My circular route was eight miles, going in an anti clockwise direction. 

My fridge is now stocked up again, I went to Aldi last night. It's three weeks since I last went. I picked up a few things when I got the cat food from Home Bargains, ten days ago, and Carol gave me some fruit and veg for walking Billy. I am getting used to this minimalistic way of shopping, only using two shops and only going when I need to. It suits me fine. 

Looking dull outside. Have a good weekend, whatever you are doing.  Toodle pip.   ilona