Relaxing at Wicken..

Moored Wicken Fen

There is plenty to do and see, and today we relaxed and enjoyed our surroundings.  Most of the morning spent sat out by the side of the river, and this afternoon a cup of tea and scone at the National Trust Centre about half a mile away.  Then it was a walk on the boardwalk that makes it’s way round the boggy fen.  Not that it is boggy at the moment, the land is very dry, in fact some of the lakes that we saw last year here are bone dry.

The boardwalk itself is made of recycled tyres would you believe… so should last a lifetime me thinks.  There is a windmill on this part of the fen which was reconstructed after being taken down from nearer Burwell Lode.. Apparently there were a lot of windmills on the fens all used for pumping water up from the fen ditches to the land.  Here is Vic and Chas from NB Moore2Life discussing and working out how they actually worked!..

We have decided to stay another day.. well this is a wonderful area.  There is room for a couple of boats at the moment, just No Problem and Moore2Life are moored here, it is Saturday tomorrow so I expect a few will be up.  Anyway, I didn’t see the barn owl that I saw last year yet!