Monday, January 29, 2018

Wadworth, Stainton, Maltby, Roche Abbey, Stone, Firbeck, and Oldcotes

Visiting four churches and an abbey today.

As forecast the rain stopped by late morning and by early afternoon the sun broke through the clouds to make a glorious second half of my walk.

I travelled on the bus to Wadworth, a journey lasting only fifteen minutes.














I  headed west and then south, walking along country roads and a bridleway until I reached Stainton. En route I passed by the back of Wilsic Hall School - I don't think their English department is very good though.



I didn't notice any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors at Stainton, although I wasn't looking for any.












At the side of the road leading south from the village there's a simple commemorative stone honouring the men who died in an accident at the nearby, now closed, Maltby Colliery. I continued along the estate road leading to Sandbeck Hall: the bridleway turns a sharp right at the main entrance though I did pass by Sandbeck Lodge later - by now the weather was bright enough for colour photography.




I left the estate road and took a footpath leading through some woodland which came out right at the edge of Maltby before heading off again away from the houses and down to the main Tickhill road, which I needed to cross before going down into the wooded Roche Abbey Valley; this name being a modern coinage I should think.

It wasn't long until I reached the substantial ruins of the abbey.















The approach to Stone, walking in an easterly direction  was lovely.





It was a bit muddy in places as I walked across the fields to Firbeck. The church here isn't very old but I think it's quite charming.







There was more mud as I walked down the lane, across more fields and then through the woods to reach the final stretch of road going towards Oldcotes. I had enough time here to photograph the small wooden church before I caught the bus back to Doncaster













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