Day 60: Dunham to Misterton

The forecast gave us a chance of rain but the day, although a bit overcast was fine as we set out. We walked the Trent Valley Way for most of the day just leaving it when it circled around too far off our course. Initially we followed the Trent River through agricultural land.

However the industrial focus of most of the Midlands was obvious as we passed several Power plants along our way.

We did leave the River bank but soon rejoined it along a raised grassy bank.

All the pubs we passed were closed so we had a lovely picnic in a field

Then off again through cereal and rape crops.

But we did pass what looked like green bean crops planted under poly tunnels, I guess to protect them from frost. It was a very large operation with rows and rows of tunnels each a couple of hundred metres long.

Then off through a woodland which brought a welcome cool spell in the shade from what had turned out to be a very warm and muggy day.

Then back through the agricultural land until we reached the Chesterfield Canal where we had a welcome rest sitting on the bank before walking alongside the canal 

until we reached Misterton where we left the Trent Valley Way to walk the roads through the town. Then over the bridge crossing the River Idle just 200 metres short of crossing the border into Yorkshire we completed our walk for the day.