Introduction
R and I both had the day off work, while the baby was somebody else‘s problem at nursery. We took advantage by taking a short local walk along routes that we walked many times in the past, but not recently.
Walton Park to Caldecotte
We first walked through some of Walton Park along the river toward Caldecotte Lake. The weather was pleasant, despite forecast rain.
Caldecotte Lake
Once we arrived at the lake, we walked around the northern half, beginning and ending at the giant halfpipe - some kind of concrete flood overflow structure. Caldecotte is a balancing lake, designed to reduce the risk of flooding caused by concreting over the rest of the nearby countryside to build south-east Milton Keynes.
The best bit of the lake (my opinion) is the large concrete structure around the point where it connects to the river.
