Fotheringhay to Ferry Meadows Country Park, Overton Lake, River Nene
Sunday paper duly collected, and off again, and yet more lovely properties alongside the river, usually beside mill buildings by locks. Most are absolutely stunning and very, very desirable! One church even had its own boathouse!
As moorings along the way are just not as easily found as on a canal, we pressed on to Ferry Meadows as this had been recommended to us as a special place to stay. It sure is. 500 acres of unspoilt grassland, with lakes, and woodland, just 3 miles out of Peterborough. So much safe space, and everyone enjoying it. There are only a few jetties for visiting boats, so we feel lucky to have got one. The Nene railway has a station within the park, and we did see the steam train "City of Peterborough" at the station, but as our luck would have it, the next trips are 2 days away! So we will plan to stop on our return, if we can get a mooring here again. Otherwise, all is not lost as there is a station at nearby Wansford and also Yarwell. This is a place well worth a visit, you can hire dinghies, cycles, go horse riding, go fishing, learn orienteering, use the wetland wildlife hides, camp, caravan park, etc etc
Moorings are tricky along the river but we have yet to resort to going up the bank! See pic!
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