Day 364 - December 29th

This morning was quite cold and misty but we wrapped up warm and ventured out for a walk.

We started our walk at Stanborough Lakes on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City.

We walked round the South Lake before heading out of the park into the open coutryside.

Soon we reached Welwyn Garden City Town Centre with Sir Ebenezer Howard standing proud on a plinth in Howardsgate. 

Sir Ebenezer was responsible for establishing the world's first two garden cities in Hertfordshire, Letchworth Garden City in 1903 and Welwyn Garden City in 1920.

Christmas decorations were still in place around the town and were very similar to those we saw last week in Ware.

After a pit stop for a hot drink, we then headed off out of the town via the Ayot Greenway.

The Greenwayt took us to Sharradspark Wood. The area was designated by English Nature a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1986 as well as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1998.

Immerging from the woods we soon found ourselves in Ayot Green and after a short walk we were at Brocket Hall.

We have walked through Brocket Hall Estate several times before but it looked quite earie today in the mist.

Crossing the golf course we headed back into the coutryside and stumbled across Lemsford Mill. Lemsford Mill is recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1086 and is known to have milled flour since the 12th century. in 1925 the mill became a private residence and in 2004 was purchased by Rambers Holidays Limited and converted into offices.

Finally we arrived back at Stanborough Lakes and decided to walk round the North Lake before returning home.