From Warboys we head three or four miles north to Ramsey. Here the High Lode, a navigable drain connected to the old course of the River Nene, has its rather abrupt terminus.
We saw some Whippet buses in the last post. Well, the company once had an outstation in Ramsey.
Cambus also had a Ramsey outstation. Photo by Richard Huggins.
Stagecoach is today's main operator.
Dew's of Somersham also has a presence.
Ramsey once had two railway terminals. Close to the old Ramsey North station was the Railway pub, now shut.
Fortunately, the Jolly Sailor is still serving pints, in the town centre.
To the northeast is the isolated village of Ramsey Forty Foot, where the George Inn will provide refreshment.
Turning west, we come to Ramsey St. Marys. There was once a pub here, the Star, long gone now.
Continuing in a westerly direction, following the vanished Ramsey North railway line, to Holme station, where it met the East Coast Main Line.
Great Northern Railway 0-8-0 loco 452 was photographed passing Holme.
Just after WW2, a WD 2-8-0 regains the Up Main at Holme.
Holme station has long been closed, but the pub outside, the Admiral Wells, is still open.
Across the windy Fens now to Farcet Fen, an isolated spot, but until fairly recently the location of a pub, the Plough.
As we approach Farcet itself, the edge of the Fens becomes visible. Sadly, Farcet's pub, the Black Swan, is yet another casualty.
Once again, we encounter the East Coast line, where Yaxley & Farcet station once served both villages. It is seen in LNER days.
In Yaxley, looking out over the Fens, we encounter a pub that is still trading, the fine old Duck & Drake.
In the next post we'll skirt around Peterborough and explore the Nene Valley.
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