River walks

There was a promise of sunshine before the next bout of bad weather took over the Easter weekend so we got ourselves together and we had a lovely little wander along the river from Gainford to Winston - hoping for lunch in the pub but it was all a bit over the top, proper meals like, no bar snacky lunch type menu so just a coffee and pop and back along the river.. We had also hoped for a circular route but were thwarted as at every bridge to cross the river to be able to walk on the marked footpath was either closed or led to private land NO ACCESS!  there were alot of NO ACCESS signs actually but the path meandered took us up on the road to avoid trespassing and it was mostly still a pleasant walk.

Dr Fred contemplating the Spa waters..

We came across Gainford Spa - pretty little well by the river and also some nice millennium stone work to commemorate village areas and woodlands.  Apart from the road walk bit it wasn't busy we only saw a couple of other people the whole way there and back.

On our return tot he car we walked through the old bit of Gainford village- very pretty old stone houses and this wonderful old genuine shabby chic old wooden door.