Leaders Yvonne and Beryl - 3.5 mile walk
There was a bright blue cloudless sky but a definite nip in the air when Tony P, Annie,
Sue, Hilary, Ruth, Mary, Penny, Sandra Horncastle and Paul joined us in one of the car parks.
Being hardened walkers we wore several layers, hats and gloves and began the walk.
Stockwood Park which was originally the estate of the Crawley family from 1708 to
1939 is now owned by Luton Borough Council. Stockwood House was at one
time a Hospital for sick children with a hip disease and is now a
residential care facility for females with eating disorders
As
we
passed the London Road entrance to the park we saw a World War 2 Pill
Box built in 1940 to protect the Town and Airport from invasion. It was
manned by the Home Guard. (no sign of Captain Mannering and Co, hiding
in the bushes)
As
we walked around the edge of the Golf Course there were areas of fallen
autumn leaves to shuffle through topped with very small conkers.
Our
coffee stop was in an open area of the park with, plenty of tables and
benches, the most fun ones were shaped like mushrooms and just the right
height to perch on
We
then walked across more parkland and footpaths to arrive at the Visitor
Centre. After strolling around the many interesting and charming
gardens developed over several years we had our picnic in the outside
eating area of the Garden Cafe.
This was a first for me to walk with members I haven't seen for a very long time
It was great !
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