Day 7 Maidwell to Flore

Maidwell to Flore

17 Miles

The walking today was a peaceful and relaxing mixture of country lanes, farm tracks and field paths.

There was nothing too strenuous as I worked my way steadily southwards through Northamptonshire. The ubiquitous rapeseed fields are almost never ending, but today the paths through them are well cut and they are not a problem.

I passed through several quiet rural villages, but found little signs of activity going on in them. I have seen very few people on this walk so far.

For some while the spire of Little Brington Church had been a marker on the skyline for me. When I finally reached it I was surprised to find that there was something missing. The rest of the church! All that remains of Little Brington Church is its spire and tower. The nave was demolished in 1947.

The quiet of the day was disturbed close to my day destination of Flore. The rumble of the traffic could be heard quite some way away, and by the time I reached the footbridge it was a thunderous roar. The M1 was in full flow with everyone trying to get to somewhere else. Peace and quiet was restored again when I reached the sleepy village of Flore and the end of the route for today.