A bimble on the Ridgeway

[lab72]

Went for a bimble on the Ridge Way today with the dog.



Tryed out my new DD hammock and tarp /and had a brew.



Looking back down towards Waylands smithy.



Walking towards White Horse Hill.



Just getting to White Horse Hill.



Just in case i did not know which way to go



A veiw from the top.




Something to do with ordance survey.



Didcot power station from the top.



The evil sheep of White Horse Hill



Uffington castle .



This Dragon hill were St George slayed the dragon .



Part of the white horse .



Cant remmember what this bit was

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Brings back memories, used to live in Blewbury near the top of Woodway Rd just off the Ridgeway nice place

 

[lab72]

It is I love it up here.

 

[treadlightly]

Brings back memories for me too....

 

[lab72]

Cool

 

[treadlightly]

Sorry about the size of the pics. I am still wrestling with photobucket trying to work out how to make them smaller.

 

[R3XXY]

Nice pics lab72, how do you like your tarp ? Santa is bringing me one of those

What's that stone structure treadlightly ?

 

[lab72]

Tarp is good no probs with it

 

[Shambling Shaman]

We used to goto Waylands alot got to be one of my favorite places, Its the first place we took are eldest after she came out of hospital

 

[treadlightly]

Nice pics lab72, how do you like your tarp ? Santa is bringing me one of those

What's that stone structure treadlightly ?

Wayland's Smithy. It's just off the Ridgeway, a neolithic burial chamber which got its present name courtesy of the Saxons who decided it was the workplace of Wayland, that's Wayland the blacksmith to the Gods, not our resident Viking.

 

[bivouac]

Brings back memories for me too. I grew up in the village at the southern end of the ridgeway. There was a transport cafe on the A4 (no motorways in those days) right by where the ridgeway starts that used to serve haute cuisine to the lorry drivers. One item on the menu was duck a l'orange. I was in there playing the pinball machine one day when a couple complimented the chef on the vegetables. He disappeared for a moment and then re-appeared with a freshly-cut cabbage which he presented to them. Apparently he grew the veg in a garden at the back of the cafe. Never heard of that in a motorway service area!

 

[redneck]

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Mistwalker]

Nice photos of the country side, and I love seeing the old stone ruins from that part of the world.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Robby]

Fantastic pictures guys. Don't ask me why but I've always had a thing about The Uffington White Horse and Waylands smithy. Goiing to have to get myself organised and visit them.

 

[lab72]

Just thinking how about a meet up ? there is a good camp site that you can have open fires 2 mins down the road .

 

[addo]

I love that area too, been several times when staying near Avebury, always wanted to walk the Ridgeway, camping along the way.
I think the photo that you couldn't remember, is of the cradle.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I live in Swindon, right near the ridgeway. Am planning on walking the lot sometime, I do not know of this campsite though, can you give me some more details please?

Cheers!