Slow Way Route – Boubil one
After breakfast I said my fond farewells and set off once more. The walk today was going to be one of fields and villages and most villages having a beautiful church.
I passed through the village of Haconby the footpaths taking me through different kinds of fields and with what looked like the next village appearing on the horizon.
Some fields I walked through had crops and some had been recently cultivated.
Then I approached the village of Dunsby, glad I was walking through grass to help clean the mud off my boots.
Through Dunsby and on towards Rippindale.
I stopped in Rippingdale for a short break.
Then through Graby and Dowsby. Not all the fields had obvious paths where the right of way was. These were much harder going as the soil was quite muddy and clung to my boots.
I went past Pointon and then arrived at the beautiful and tranquil Abbey Church at Sempringham.
I passed a memorial for the last Welsh Princess who was at the original Abbey nearby and then searched for the Holy Well. Sadly if this was the Holy Well it was inaccessible. I could have bathed my feet!
I finally reached my destination for today, the village of Billingborough. I was feeling tired and needed a rest. After getting some snacks at the village shop I found the Fortescue Arms pub open and serving food. Just what I needed. I had thought to head to a campsite in the village of Folkingham but decided to ask at the pub whether there were any options in the village, even if it was just a patch of grass to pitch my tent. They offered the area at the edge of there car park and after a quick look I decide to go for it. As I now knew I’s finished walking for the day I decided to treat myself to a burger and a pint.
The lads in the bar were quite taken with my challenge and I soon had another pint and £40 in donations. I’m sure after a while the whole village knew who I was and what I was doing. I hung around at the pub for the rest of the evening and got something else to eat. I didn’t want to pitch my tent before the pub shut just in case but this meant I had to wait until the karaoke finished at midnight! I pitched my tent with the aid of my head torch and settled down for the night.
I actually felt quite safe even though I was pitched close to the main street in the centre of the village.