Stour Valley Path 3: Stoke by Clare to Cavendish
6 November 2010
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On a pleasant autumn morning, a third trip to the Stour Valley Path,
walking along the A1092 through Stoke-by-Clare
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Cottages in Stoke
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Walking along the trackbed of the Great Eastern's railway from Long
Melford to Cambridge
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Crossing the River Stour
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An unusual notice
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And the sheep - all apparently with their feet on the ground
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Ellie by the Stour - we're just starting to go the wrong way, following
the bank of the river, but I realised after only a few metres and we
reverted to the path...
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...which, looking back, took us up a gentle hill through this field
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In Clare Castle Country Park, looking across the Stour into Clare
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We're back on the trackbed of that railway, as is evident from this
picture, this being the old railway bridge across the river
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The bridge support which once carried the bridge for the other track
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Clare Castle: a wooden castle was erected in around 1070, and the first
stone castle followed in the 12th or 13th century.
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Below Clare Castle was Clare railway station
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The station delightfully remains in the Country Park
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The route of the railway can be traced further on, but the Stour Valley
Path turns left up to and across the A1092
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Crossing fields north-east of Clare
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Eventually we find our way into Cavendish, where the bonfire for Guy
Fawkes Night is being prepared.
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The Five Bells and the church in Cavendish, and our walk is at a close.
Total 10.2 km in 2 hours 22 mins.
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