Sleaford and Tuxford

Another trip out in the car with Siobhan. Sleaford is somewhere I hadn't been before and I'm not bothered about visiting again. It was meant to be market day but there was only one stallholder there.

There aren't very many photographs today because my camera stopped working, something's wrong with the memory card I think.

Anyhow, here are the photos I managed to take.

We had planned to call in at Fulbeck Craft Centre and Tearooms but it was closed; I'd checked online and it should have been open though...a sign of the times I suppose.

So we had a change of plan and instead of driving up the A1 from Newark we took the country roads to Tuxford, somewhere else I'd not previous visited...and this time I was quite impressed though. We had tea and cake and then looked around the town, spending quite a bit of time at the Museum of the Horse, which is an art gallery selling paintings and prints of horses and other animals downstairs and displays of horse tack and paraphernalia upstairs, 

Edensor and Chatsworth House

My knee is still a bit weak and so it was an easy walk today, just a couple of miles taking photographs in Edensor and Chatsworth Park. No hills, level surfaces to walk on, and no stiles.

There are a lot of pretty cottages in Edensor. 

The church is always open when I visit the village.

I then walked over to Chatsworth House with the intention of photographing the new sculptures which have been placed at various locations in the parkland; unfortunately my knee and hip were starting to ache...it seems that my daily walking limit at the moment is no more than three miles.

These photos were taken at the stables block and courtyard.

The bus that goes directly to Sheffield didn't show up and the one that goes via Bakewell was ten minutes late. The traffic in Bakewell was gridlocked and so I got back to Sheffield much later than expected.

Knee Injury

I've injured my left knee, a torn ligament. I don't recall exactly when I did it so it's most likely due to wear and tear. I'm currently using a walking stick and most likely will be for the next few weeks...and obviously won't be going on any walks.