From Olney the route heads across meadows where locals often go paddling and swimming despite warnings not to and up the hill to the village of Clifton Reynes.
The village has a community pub, a theatre and a church with some eye-catching tombs.
The way then continues to Turvey in Bedfordshire
where the Great Ouse marks the county border.
Turvey is a pleasant village, despite having to manage a fair weight of passing traffic, and is a good place to get provisions.
The church also contains a curious mauseleum for the local big-wigs which suggests that there is more to it than meets the eye - look at the bricked-in door at the front…
The route leaves the river behind and continues over farmland to Carlton where The Fox will serve up lunch, or a real ale liquid lunch - it prides itself on its CAMRA awards.
The route then drops down to Harrold via a bridge that is well used to dealing with flooding.
Harrold Odell Country Park is one of several accessible nature-rich habitats that have been created thanks to quarrying for sand and gravel. There’s a visitor centre, cafe and pay-by-donation car park. The bridge is also a popular place for bathers and paddlers heading towards Felmersham.
The route to Odell is entirely through the Country Park.
Next leg: Odell to Pavenham
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