A GUIDE TO A LOVELY WINTER'S WALK AROUND

THORNHAM

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SO CALLED BECAUSE THE SHOTS WERE TAKEN IN DECEMBER..  THIS WALK IS JUST AS NICE IN THE SUMMER BUT THERE IS SOMETHING LACKING WHEN THE NORTH EASTERLY WINDS ARE NOT CUTTING YOU IN HALF.

ENJOY THE WALK

ONCE YOU HAVE SEEN THESE PICTURES AND FOLLOWED THE ROUTE, IF YOU ARE A STRANGER TO THORNHAM, THIS ROUTE SHOULD BE EASY.

A LOT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS PAGE WERE TAKEN BY WINSTON SANDERS, THE WORLD FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL ARTS CRITIC. THE SITE HAS HIS PERMISSION TO USE THESE.  MORE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY WINSTON CAN BE VIEWED AT

DOUBLE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LOGO

THE WALK CAN START ANYWHERE BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROUTE, WE STARTED IT AT THE BUS SHELTER IN CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE

TURN TOWARDS CHAPEL (DUE WEST) AND WALK ALONG THE

HIGH STREET

PAST CHOSELEY ROAD TURN AND TAKE THE NEXT LEFT (DUE NORTH)

STREET SIGN FOR  GREEN LANE

TOP OF GREEN LANE

GREEN LANE

CONTINUE DOWN GREEN LANE TO SHORE ROAD TURNING

SHORE ROAD TURNING

WALK DOWN SHORE ROAD TO WHERE THE MARSHES START

TURN LEFT ONTO BANK AND CONTINUE

AT THIS POINT BE CAREFUL IF YOU ARE TEMPTED TO WALK DOWN TO THE SHORE LINE, IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS AND THE TIDES CAN COME IN QUICK ENOUGH TO CUT YOU OFF

CONTINUE ALONG BANK UNTIL YOU REACH SMALL FOOT BRIDGE, CROSS IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE ALONG BANK OR PASS BRIDGE AND TURN RIGHT TO GO BACK TO START OF WALK

AT END OF BANK TURN LEFT FOR VILLAGE OR RIGHT FOR HARBOUR AND BEACH.

ON LEFT YOU WILL SEE WHAT REMAINS OF THE THORNHAM WINDMILL.

ON WALKING BACK TO VILLAGE, EITHER TURN LEFT HERE, PASSING THE LIFEBOAT (IF YOU CAN) OR CONTINUE UP TO MAIN ROAD, TURN LEFT AND THIS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED WALK.