We started in the village of Shalfleet, behind the very nice New Inn pub. We walked over past Shalfleet Mill and into a wooded area and across two fields.
George is a friendly chap so he stopped to chat with these sheep.
Next we came to Newtown bridge. One of the most beautiful and peaceful places on the island.
Just a few steps further on we came to this lovely little town hall. It is Georgian and is probably the smallest town hall in England. It is no longer used and is maintained by the National Trust.
Walking through the very pretty village of Newtown we came across the village pump. George is interested in mechanical things so he wanted to see how it worked.
Over a gate George saw his first glimpse of Newtown Harbour, our destination.
After walking around two fields George came to the harbour wall, where he could see the creek clearly.
He stopped to read about the area and what goes on there. I am not sure how much he could read from up there, but he assures me he read every word.
When you leave the harbour you walk along this boardwalk over the wetlands. Whether it is actually wet under there depends on the tide. Today the tide was low so the boardwalk was dry.
You can look back at the harbour, over the fields from there.
After walking back to the village and crossing two fields we entered another wooded area which took us out to another part of the creek. Then it was time to turn around and go back the village, across another couple of fields. We retraced our steps to Shalfleet and had lunch.
It is a pretty walk and quite unusual. The village of Newtown is well worth visiting and if you are a bird watcher you would find lots to interest you in this area.
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