After a very rainy start to the day, this afternoon we decided to go for a walk using our Walks App.
We started our walk at Rye House Gatehouse at Hoddesdon.
Rye House Gatehouse dates back to 1443 and is part of one of the first brick built houses in the country.
The Gatehouse is all that remains of what was once a fortified manor house with a moated enclosure.
The inside of the property, which is free to visit, is only open on a few days during the year. By coincidence today was the first day this year it was open so we were able to look around inside and also climb to the roof where, as well as getting a great view of the surrounding countryside, we also saw up close the impressive ‘barley sugar twist’ chimney.
After looking round the Gatehouse we walked the short distance to the RSPB Rye Meads Nature Reserve.
We walked round the reedbeds and wetlands areas on the raised walkways and popped into several of the bird hides which overlooked the areas of open water.
We have noticed that it seems quite common where there are underpasses for these to be decorated with graffiti and thankfully those we've seen are quite professionally done.
Leaving the nature reserve we then headed towards Stanstead St Margarets on the New River Path.
On reaching Stanstead St Margarets we were greeted with the most beautiful pink flowering cherry trees which looked stunning in the sunshine.
The stretch of water at Stanstead St Margarets was extremely busy with lots of boats moored and several cruising but the further we got from Stanstead St Margarets it got quieter and the walk back was really peaceful.
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