Martin's Birthday Walk - Melrose and Abbotsford

Martin's Birthday walk was once again held on a lovely spring day. Peter, Tom, and I headed to Melrose to meet up with Martin and John for the 9 mile Birthday Walk along the river Tweed via Abbotsford and the Rymers Glen and back into Melrose.

The walk along the banks of the Tweed was just glorious with loads of wild life about but no sign of any Salmon although there were a few fishers about.

Abbotsford House in the process of being renovated. This photo was taken looking into the sun so it is not as good as I would have liked. I am not sure when it will reopen but it will be superb once it is finished.

Lunch time and Tom is about to have his lunch stolen.

The walk finished at Melrose Station so we sat down to wait for the next train.

But it's going to be a long wait as the last train left in the early 60s. A superb day finished off with a lovely meal in Melrose and then a visit to a bookshop in St Boswells where I bought a new book about Borders Rugby. The next Birthday walk will be mine on 23rd May when we head for Lancaster and a 12 mile walk along the Lancaster Canal from Glasson to Carnforth.