Aynho Long Walk: 24th March 2016

We were keen to take advantage of the last few hours of the recent dry spell as sixteen of us set off on the Kings Sutton Loop. Green Lane was much improved with only the horses hoof prints to provide the risk of tripping over. Once round the buildings of Lower Walton Grounds we crossed the fields up to the small copse which is always a mud pool, and began the descent to Kings Sutton. There were no horses in the paddock at College Farm so we passed easily into the lane and emerged opposite the Green and the new playground. We took the track alongside the Memorial hall and down to the end of the housing. The path continues to the new building site and the reconstituted track next to the show house. We continued round the back of the village and climbed the path next to the railway and felt the first light spray of rain. Later as we crossed the fields towards Lower Walton Grounds on the return, the rain seemed to be setting in. Fortunately it soon died away and we climbed up to Aynho still in the dry. Back at the pavilion we formed a lively group around a large table relieved to have finished in the dry.