Loving Lincolnshire!

Oh I'm really liking Lincolnshire, I didn't know places like this existed! It's just so quaint, the houses are gorgeous, there are things to sell on the front lawn with a price tag on them and it's lovely village after lovely village. Our first stop was to Walesby Moor Wood, found on the Visit Woods website which I love, but it ofrs very few directions, nor places to park so it was a bit of guess work. However, a bit of free parking is always appreciated. On the hottest day of the year, we thought a woodland would be nice and cool, but the majority of the walk wasn't in the trees but down a dirt track.

I love the tranquility of Forestry Commission sites, but they never have maps so the direction of travel is guess work, so you have to remember where you started. We have a few false turns, through overgrown paths, then decided to head back. It's a lovely woodland with lots of variation in trees, but a map would have been perfect.

After Sailors lunchtime nap, off to Hartsholme Country Park in Lincoln. Alas, their website isn't great, but luckily didn't put us off going. Good job, it's lovely but incredibly popular. Free parking again, but finding a space on bank holiday Monday was interesting. The Country Park has a huge adventure playground, wheelchair access pathways and lots of lakes. We walked around the perimeter and was pleased when the other walkers tailed off and we were back on our own. I do love spring, with the green buds on the trees. My need to picture signs kicked in, todays was 'no metal detectors' and 'no picking mushrooms'!.

The terriaine was a mixture of track and pebbles which Sailor doesn't enjoy. After an hour and 20 minutes walk, Sailor was ready for his nap. A gorgeous spring day, in a gorgeous county, with my gorgeous family.