Almeley Pub Discovery

A balmy evening after a week of suffering under a heatwave. So time to workout a way to the nearest pub. The Kinnersley pub and the Norton Canon ones had closed in the recent years, so that left the Bells in Almeley or the new strand in Eardisley.
The Bells was closer, and my exploring local paths showed that getting to Eardisley would be a challenge for Sue.
The Bells it was then, and I knew the route was over lanes with just a few fields.

We avoided the wheat field behind the house, instead following Newchurch road from the junction.
Then down the Logaston lane

Along the edge of a grass field, then down to the stream and over a foot bridge with two constrictor stiles. 
Then up to the lonely oak (the usual indicator of path route.)

Across the grass field and down a farm track to a sheep enclosure.

AT teh end of the sheep field the path turned sharply over a stile and through a pair of cow fields. Then over the common passing the cricket pitch.

Into the pub for a couple of pints and chat with several locals. then as the sun was setting beginning the return journey - along the same route.
Across the cow field with the sun picking out Burton Hill.

Through the sheep field and over the grass field down to the stream.

Across the seeded grass field and along the Logaston farm track, to get back to Newchurch road.
Down this and back home.

Stoke Prior & Risbury

The hot days were back again, and I chose to get out early and therefore back before it got too hot.
I had selected another walk from the Kittiwake book around Leominster. It starts from the same car park as the last walk climbing up and over the hills to reach Stretford. Then looping around to Humber burial ground before reaching Risbury Hillfort. Returning over the fields to Stoke Prior, and a track either side of the road. Finally along side the A44 to the railway station and back to the car park.

Kimbolton, Bache Camp & Eaton Hill

I noticed that two of the routes in the kittiwake book for Leominster used vary similar/ overlapping routes so I though I could combine the two and make a slightly longer route.
I would start on the Kimbolton walk, and swap onto the bache camp route, just after the church. Around the camp and back along the Herfordshire trail which both routes used.
Where they separated to return to Leominster by different routes, I would follow the first one over Eaton Hill.

Wellington Wood & Westhorpe Common

After several days doing things around the house it was time to get out and do some more local exploring. I played safe and found a couple of routes in the Kittiwake book that I could join together and set out for the little village of Wellington. Although it is close to several A roads all the connections are on single track lanes. Parking is also a bit of a problem - I did not want to leave the car on the side of the main access roads and cause an issue if a larger load wanted to come past. In the end I parked in front of the social club and ran away before they could object.

Burton Hill, Woebley

Another local walk to day - the next door village of Woebley (famous for being in Hamnet film) had a number of walks is several publications. One that appears in almost all of them and the on-line listings, was a circular walk down to Burton Hill and back in a loop.