INSIDE THE WORLD OF MEETUP

These was a lot of questioning over if we were allowed to walk with this number of people due to coronavirus restriction, but apparently we can so no problem. A nice area between Loughborough and Nottingham that I'd only had been through on a bus before. We met in the village of Gotham and headed unto the hills.  It was a sunny day but not too hot this was our halfway point........... On our arrival back in Gotham we learned about the batman connection. Then it was a quick drink at the sun inn before heading home. 

  After an exhausting day I almost cancelled this one but after a good nights sleep I was ready to go again. Met several of the group by accident at the bus stop in Nottingham, never heard of Stoke Bardolph before I signed up for the walk so it was just as well. Thankfully it was a fairly flat route with the exception of one small hill, we headed back through Burton Joyce and into the countryside. Stopped off at a pub called Inn for a penny for about 40 minutes before heading around Netherfield Lagoons. Enjoyable walk overall on a sunny afternoon and got sunburned again. Would have been nice to stop at the pub at the end but I was offered a lift into town which shaved over 90 minutes off my getting home time.

  I'd walked here the previous summer with the Derby group, but it was a slightly different route. Some of the people were on the previous walk at the monastery. It was a clear sunny day but not too hot so good for walking. We headed through Staunton Harold, then to the village of Ticknall.  Our halfway pitstop was at foremark reservoir a bit windy but very scenic. We done a lap of the reservoir then back to Ticknall. /Headed back to the start point via the old lime yards and lime pits. After the walk a few of us headed to the Crewe and Harper pub at the end of swarkestone bridge. Very tired, had to go sleep early as I has another walk planned the next day.