Sunday, 27 January 2013

Newtown

Today's walk was a short but pleasant one around Newtown.  Once one of the most important towns on the Island with two MP's. Sadly destroyed by the French & never recovered but the Town Hall still remains. Became a school, then a house, then a hostel, then a ruin! Now belongs to the National Trust.


Newtown is a great place for birdwatching with two hides so remember to pack your binoculars.


In December 82 species of birds were sighted.


The board walk takes you to the former salt pans.  The harbour was once capable of sheltering 50 large ships.


Newtown is a great destination for a 3 mile nature walk with history of this once important town known as Franchville.
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2 comments:

  1. The Connection Queen28 January 2013 at 19:56

    I wish you a successful year - I am sure many people will love seeing round our beautiful Island. The snow scenes made our Island look even more magical but I was unable to leave a comment on that blog for some reason.

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  2. Atlas Equipments25 February 2013 at 03:01

    Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job.

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