I was woken by a very loud dawn chorus at 04:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep properly. Despite this and a sugar soaked Kellogs Granola breakfast I was on the road for 9 which is early for me.
Back into Cambridge & out the other side through Fen Ditton & Horningsea. I gave the footpath beside the Cam a go but turned back after the 2nd Cursing Gate. Too much effort getting a loaded tourer through.
Quiet roads to Wilburton where I had a pork pie & something called Bircher Muesli by the church. Like flavoured wallpaper paste.
I intended to do more quiet roads to Witchford but overlooked a turn & ended up following the nasty A10 into Ely. I found a branch of The Works & bought an OS road atlas at 3.5 miles per inch. It will have to do & I’ll feel guilty about cutting the relevant pages out.
Feeling tired, and having forgotten to put sunscreen on I decided to call it a day & road out to the Mad Hatter’s site on the Prickwillow road. A very nice site, but at £18.50 it should be.
Tomorrow will probably be out to Thetford and towards the coast.
Does anyone know what the Peddars Way is like? I’m happy with a bit of rough stuff but have seen mention of gates & stiles.
https://www.madhatterscampsite.co.uk https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=19963My 2nd visit here (last year with Wowbagger & Canardly). A bit expensive, but we had 3 tents on the pitch & I think they only charged us the same rate. Excellent toilet block with family bathrooms as well.
Handy for Ely, shops, station & cathedral.