Friday 7th October

So where did we go and what did we do next?

Friday was spent visiting Belton House near Grantham, a lovely National Trust country house estate. I'm sure we only grazed the surface of things to do there, but we really enjoyed the 'Below Stairs' tour focusing on the current exhibitions relating to the family's links to the abdication of Edward VIII.

As for our Coast to Coast project we've decided:

• only plan for short walking or sight-seeing on travel days
• aim for roughly 10 miles a day - there's lots to see en route
• our recorded mileages will never agree
• with the days shortening and lots of other commitments, we'll continue the route closer to home, completing short sections travelling daily, but always walking East to West. That way we'll end up with just one gap from Woolsthorpe onward that we can complete in 1 or 2 stays before ending with the final Welsh sections to Barmouth.

It also means that we can crack on sooner with another thrilling instalment!