We decided to stay in Burwell today. Our next river was to be Reach Lode but the books differed in their advice and one said it was unable to be navigated. We therefore thought we would go to it by road and see for ourselves
First of all this morning we had a walk into Burwell Village. It is in fact quite large and has lots of new building in progress. It had 3 pubs and quite a few shops too.
First of all this morning we had a walk into Burwell Village. It is in fact quite large and has lots of new building in progress. It had 3 pubs and quite a few shops too.
The Village Green at Reach
The narrow Reach Lode
After lunch we set off on our bikes to find the village of Reach. By this time it was really hot and sunny and it probably took about half an hour by bike. This was a very small picturesque village with a large village green, one pub and no shops. We went in search of the river and found that it had very high banks and there was no mooring at the end of it. We would have been able to turn the boat but it would not have been worth the effort, so it will be down the River Cam tomorow making our way to Cambridge.
Saint Etheldrida and the Holy Trinity Church at Reach
We sat in the pub garden and had a drink before cycling back to Burwell where we had a doze on the travelling rug by the side of the boat. Lots of interruptions from some exhuberant dogs going for their afternoon walk, but we didn't mind - although Tom wasn't too pleased when a Labrador puppy came charging after his piece of cake.
Tommy's Home Made Lemon Cake that the Lab fancied
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