Leaving Ware the walk today was different from the off. Riverside paths being replaced by footpaths over open fields, alongside hedgerows bursting with the colours of spring, crossing a few streams thankfully by well maintained bridges and also for a while following the trackbed of a disused railway line. After a couple of hours I stopped for a break in the porch of Widford church, thankful for the shade. Here I learnt that the style of spire on this church and a few others that I had seen is known as a Hertfordshire Spike, a style seen on many churches throughout the county. The more that I learn about British churches the more they fascinate me. Leaving the church I dropped down into the River Ash valley, following it for a while before heading through woodlands
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