Day Three: A walk around Springhill farm
A short Sunday stroll in the rain
(Photos © urban75, November 2008)
With several of our party heading home on the Sunday, a slimmed down crew braved the daunting weather for a short and rather leisurely 4.4 mile stroll.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-01.jpg) The walking party assembles in full, all-weather clobber.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-02.jpg) Heading north west.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-03.jpg) As the weather turned, it was time to hastily don waterproofs!
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-04.jpg) A heavy cloud on the horizon.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-05.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-06.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-07.jpg) Punky sheep.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-08.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-09.jpg) Some slackers in the distance.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-10.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-11.jpg) By now it was really pissing down - we'd just endured a bout of near horizontal sleet - so we decided to cut short the walk and head back to the bunkhouse for hot tea and buttered Bara Brith.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-12.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-13.jpg) Nearly home!
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-14.jpg) One wet lady.
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-15.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-16.jpg)
![A walk around Springhill, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, north Wales](images/springhill-farm-walk-17.jpg) It may have been miserable outside, but at least there were a few things to keep us busy indoors! This little lot was history by the morning!
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