Shropshire Hills 2013 Day 4


Day 4 Friday 23rd August 2013

My train was not due to leave until after midday and, armed with the knowledge from Roz yesterday, I headed off to find more Lone Pine locations.


I walked mostly roads, down through Little Stretton, then Minton, then to Hamperley, where Hamperley Farm was the inspiration for Ingles Farm. 


A turn right and walk up the lane brought me to Prior’s Holt, the inspiration for Witchend. 


I spent a little time up a path opposite Prior’s Holt, and thought I found the actual “Lone Pine” from the books but, upon reflection years later, I guess the Lone Pine could be anywhere if indeed it actually exists.


I walked the same way back to Church Stretton, where I collected my belongings and purchased some lollies from the sweet shop.  I left Church Stretton without the knowledge that I would return (again, and again, and again), so it was with both a joy of having been there and experienced everything it had to offer and with a sense of sadness that it was over.

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