The leaves have nearly gone on the Oaksmere's drive
A Pub Walk to Ampersand, Diss, Norfolk - 17th November 2024
It's time for another pub walk, and this time we decide to head over to Diss. The route starts with a walk to the Crossways at Scole for a quick beer, and then continues via Miller's Lane - a path just off the Scole Bypass that had been seen on a summer BSCC bike ride, thanks to Gaz's off-road route. That joins up to the path past Frenze Hall - where we stop to explore the 13th-century church of St. Andrew - which then joins up with Sandy Lane for a short walk down to Ampersand. After a couple of beers there, we walk out behind the golf club to cross what used to be farmland and which is now an extension of the golf course to cross the A143. Then it's the path behind All Saints at Stuston and the fields up beside the B1077 to Brome. All in all, it's a nice varied walk of about eight miles.
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We're on the path beyond Warren Hills
We walk around the gate on the path
The map is checked on Scole Bridge
We stop off at Scole Crossways for a quick drink
Isobel in Scole Crossways
There's a coaching arch near the Scole Inn
A stone commemorates MP John Macgregor
We walk up the path by the Scole bypass
Miller's Lane turns out to be a nice walk
Isobel on an autumnal Miller's Lane
High voltage wires are back-lit
A pair of trees in a field
Dead tree branches
Diss Business Centre on Dark Lane
Derelict buildings on the way to Frenze Hall
More derelict buildings opposite Frenze Hall
Tumble-down farm buildings
Isobel wanders off to the church
St. Andrew's Church in Frenze
Some very primitive pews in St. Andrew's
A curious fancy wooden cage in the church
Some pieces of mediaeval glass in the windows
A mediaeval floor brass
Another mediaeval floor brass with crests
The relics of Richard Nixon, not the POTUS
An impressive covered pulpit
Some other mediaeval artefact
The church of St. Andrew in Frenze
We're walking on a bit of Boudicca Way
Frenze Beck and the footbridge over it
The ford over Frenze Beck
The sun shines through the trees near Frenze Beck
A somewhat-redundant car park barrier
Random metalwork at Anglia Grain
The Seilf Emit clock is still there
Isobel's at the bar in Ampersand's Tap Room
Some sort of test brewing is underway
Isobel at Ampersand Tap
We cross the A143 by the golf course
The Stuston bypass
The red K6 phonebox stands out in Stuston
Isobel scans a QR code on a sign
All Saints Church in Stuston
Deep drainage ditches in a field
Pylons stride across the land near Brome
The Devil's Handbasin garage
A carpet of golden leaves at the Oaksmere
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The leaves have nearly gone on the Oaksmere's drive
The leaves have nearly gone on the Oaksmere's drive
We're on the path beyond Warren Hills
We walk around the gate on the path
The map is checked on Scole Bridge
We stop off at Scole Crossways for a quick drink
Isobel in Scole Crossways
There's a coaching arch near the Scole Inn
A stone commemorates MP John Macgregor
We walk up the path by the Scole bypass
Miller's Lane turns out to be a nice walk
Isobel on an autumnal Miller's Lane
High voltage wires are back-lit
A pair of trees in a field
Dead tree branches
Diss Business Centre on Dark Lane
Derelict buildings on the way to Frenze Hall
More derelict buildings opposite Frenze Hall
Tumble-down farm buildings
Isobel wanders off to the church
St. Andrew's Church in Frenze
Some very primitive pews in St. Andrew's
A curious fancy wooden cage in the church
Some pieces of mediaeval glass in the windows
A mediaeval floor brass
Another mediaeval floor brass with crests
The relics of Richard Nixon, not the POTUS
An impressive covered pulpit
Some other mediaeval artefact
The church of St. Andrew in Frenze
We're walking on a bit of Boudicca Way
Frenze Beck and the footbridge over it
The ford over Frenze Beck
The sun shines through the trees near Frenze Beck
A somewhat-redundant car park barrier
Random metalwork at Anglia Grain
The Seilf Emit clock is still there
Isobel's at the bar in Ampersand's Tap Room
Some sort of test brewing is underway
Isobel at Ampersand Tap
We cross the A143 by the golf course
The Stuston bypass
The red K6 phonebox stands out in Stuston
Isobel scans a QR code on a sign
All Saints Church in Stuston
Deep drainage ditches in a field
Pylons stride across the land near Brome
The Devil's Handbasin garage
A carpet of golden leaves at the Oaksmere