Here's another favourite spot for a Winter walk. On the Suffolk Coast, just across the river Blyth from
Southwold is the village of
Walberswick. Just by the car park at the beach you get this view of its near neighbour.
The two are separated by the River Blyth, which may be crossed either by the
foot ferry that runs during the summer months or by a bailey bridge about 1/2 mile upstream.
It was a typical cold and windy winters day when we went, but there was some sun.
Sizewell is just a few miles along the beach, here lit by a break in the clouds.
I rather like the sign next to the emergency telephone on the beach, a strange relic from last century. I wonder if it still works?
The walk along the river is refreshing and the surrounding marshland is a National Nature Reserve. I was tempted to cross the bridge to the
Harbour Inn, but it looked a bit busy.
But the fresh air blew some of the new year cobwebs out of the brain.
It's a good job we had wellies for all those puddles. And they are great for stamping on puffball mushrooms...
Geraldine's walk leads onto the Erskine walk, where the snowdrops were just coming out...
And then there's the Albana walk, which has got a couple of shelters you can use if it gets really wet. We call this one "Belinda's Cottage" after a children's story...
We followed this up with a walk around the walled gardens. From the far corner you have a great view of this mistletoe clad tree...
Yes, it was pretty wet, but we enjoyed our walk while the Sunday Roast readied itself in the oven at home. We were glad to get back in to the warm, though.
