Trans Pennine Trail

This morning I had decided to go to the start of the Trans Pennine Trail and see if I could manage the walk to Hornsea Freeport, then get the bus back home. I had to call in the hairdressers on the way to the beach as I had lost my appointment card. I had remembered correctly but it is sensible to check. The start of the trail is near the sea, cutting through the remembrance garden I spotted this lovely plaque which is actually behind the memorial.

I hadn't realised how long the trail is but have to say if the signage is anything like it is in Hornsea no one would ever make it to Southport!

A lovely morning so off I went.

The first part of the trail is less that a mile, it was pretty quiet, a few dog walkers. I asked one lass if there was a way onto it from the town, but basically you have to make your way to the start.

I arrived at the roundabout near Tesco and had no idea which way to go from there. Asked a local who had no idea. I had almost decided to walk to Freeport up the main road when I saw a sign on a small street off the roundabout. Started walking up it and asked a man who said it was part of the trail and you joined it again at the top of the road. Again, no signs, I knew I had to go by the cemetery so I found a public footpath.  A little way along it there was a small sign saying it was the Pennine Trail. The man had said it was close so as I  walked and walked I suspected I had gone wrong somewhere!

 I climbed one lot of steps which said there was a route to Hornsea via the mere. Will try that another day, the field was flooded up there.

Then carried on becoming fairly sure I had gone wrong.

Those two ladies who had an extremely noisy dog came down some steps soon after I started along this section, in hind sight, if I had asked them where I was I would have saved a couple of mile trudging! A  good way after that bridge was a bench ( they were few and far between) and as I had been walking for over an hour by then I sat down and was hoping someone would come along. I had thought to make a flask, so I had a drink. A young lady came along and I asked her if I had missed Freeport. She said I  had to go back well past the bridge and go up some steps to the cemetery (ring any bells?) So off I set again. Took this picture when the bridge came back into sight.

Almost back to the beginning of this section I found the steps and after walking along the entrance to the cemetery and veering off I was there.

Didn't take any pictures there, had a bacon sandwich, did a little bit of shopping and caught the bus home!
Had a couple of hours indoors, wrote a couple of letters and then set off for hair cut and colour. Lovely young lass called Shannon was my hairdresser, was there getting on for a couple of hours but very pleased with the result, just a bit more colour that recently.

It is actually slightly darker that it appears as I was in direct sunlight.
Haven't done much else except get tea, my ankle is twinging, it has walked that far in a very long time!
Holbv later.