Day 5 - Ely to Brandon

21 miles. After an overnight stay in Ely, including an excellent evening meal at The Boathouse, we were ready to set off bright-and-early.
Initially a very pleasant stroll through Ely and out into the surrounding countryside, but after Prickwillow, a long old tramp along roads, some with a lot of traffic, was not very enjoyable. Eventually, at Shippea Hill Station, we picked up a track-side path, bringing great relief (to both feet and brain).
Once we reached the River Little Ouse at Botany Bay things improved dramatically - lovely pastoral views until we reached Lakenheath Station, then quiet hedge-lined tracks, where we saw deer and a Barn Owl, all the way into Brandon.
Hereward Way - Day 5, Ely to Brandon. 21 miles.
Our B&B in Ely - Sycamore House - definitely recommended
Ely Catherdral
Hereward Way signs, Vineyards Road, outskirts of Ely
Old brickpits, Ely
Cuckoo Bridge sign ...
... and Cuckoo Bridge
Heron sighted from Cuckoo Bridge
The Ely Ouse
Recreational users enjoy the River Lark at Prickwillow
Not the best weed-cutting regime I have seen ...
This is more like it ! Finally leaving the roads behind, Stallode Wash.
Time for a water-stop, and a check of the instructions. Little Ouse at Botany Bay.
Flooded scrape adjacent to the Little Ouse
Pastoral scenes along the Little Ouse at New Fen
The Cut-Off Channel, footbridge beyond Lakenheath Station ...
... and looking in the opposite direction. Still eutrophic despite my best efforts ... but getting better. Really!
The River Little Ouse at Brandon
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