A Trip Through Welney

   This morning was a warmer, brighter and calmer one, so this old bead maker enjoyed his normal morning cycle without the hand warmers stuffed into his gloves or extra socks. The trip included a few more fen villages one of which was the village of Welney, a village I often cycle through on my longer journeys. Welney is an interesting village situated immediately west of The Old Bedford river with the well-known Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve just a mile or two from the centre of the village.

The parish has the perfect stop for cyclists with the village pub (The Lamb and Flag), serving hot and cold food. St Marys church stands proudly on the main street leading through the village and the bridge spanning the river is an ideal spot to stop for lunch on a summer day.
   Welney was once famous for it's Ice-Skating bosting a world champion and many British champions and still have a skating club to this day.

   All in all this wonderful little fen village is well worth adding to your cycle route and the locals, of course, have that great fen humour which is always matched with a smile.