Thrapston to Barnwell

I had traced the course of the old railway line from Thrapston as far as the village of Wigsthorpe. I noted that the bed of the track from there on seemed as if it had been used as a dump for lots of rubble. I decided to follow the Nene Valley Way northwards. It took me across ploughed fields but then crossed the old track bed. To the south was a new house. Beyond the track bed seemed to have been planted up with trees. To the north was a driveway looking like part of someone’s garden.

The Way continues through the village of Barnwell. I found the old station building near to the main road (A605). It is not impressive, but I could make out what looked like the remains of the platform. From here the track is under the main road as far as Oundle, but from it may be walkable as far as Peterborough.