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Today’s walk: Lyveden
Heading home from Rutland, I found a couple of dog-friendly National Trust sites that we could visit.
The first of those was Lyveden. It doesn’t have charging and isn’t a very large site, but it is incredibly dog-friendly. Breezy was allowed in the manor house and into the cafe, which provided me with a very tasty chocolate and cherry scone. There were dog-related activities around the place too, including an agility course we tried with Breezy, though she was only interested as long as someone waved a treat under her nose.
I enjoyed visiting the lodge in the garden. It was very atmospheric. Odd to think that it’s pretty much in the same state as it was left in all those years ago.
The second site we visited was a return to the Wimpole Estate which does have charging but isn’t anywhere near as dog-friendly as Lyveden. There’s a red route that dogs mustn’t cross! There were lots of sheep in the park which caused Breezy to hyperventilate so we retreated to the cafe for a coffee before driving homewards.
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The Hambleton Hut
The Hambleton Hut was a gorgeous place to stay for a couple of days.
It’s a cleverly converted shipping container.
It had the right combination of seclusion and simplicity without giving up on the basics. It has running water, a plumbed-in bathroom, a gas hob, a log burner, and outside there was a gas barbecue. It’s technically ‘off-grid’ so has no mains electricity but is powered by solar and has several usb charging slots. We had no problems.
From the cabin windows, all I could see were trees and the occasional bunny, or ground-dwelling bird. Overnight, it was peaceful.
It was a perfect place for a couple of days — I felt relaxed there, and I really didn’t want to leave.
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There has been "A breakthrough in toasting innovation"
Well thank goodness for that! But what a phrase that is!
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