At the centre of the village is the hall where we purchased our trail guide and raffle tickets for £1 then set of into the heart of Penshaw. First calling into the local Grade 2 listed church All Saints were an angel stood guard!
Our route then took us past the Greyhorse pub where the local constabulary were in the mist of detaining some unsavoury characters. Wild animals were seen lurking around the trees so we quickened our pace and headed out of the village passing the allotments and onto the main road.
I know we have had a lot of rain recently but I was still surprised to see so much seaweed and sea creatures washed up so far in land!
There were many fine examples of scarecrows along the road which caused the match day traffic heading into Sunderland to slow down and admire, the largest one being outside the tearooms and garden centre. We crossed over at the roundabout and entered Herrington Counrty Park where 13 more fine scarecrows were to be found.
A very appropriate one of a miner's family and my own personal favourite Dr ,Dolittle and his animals including his "push me pull you".
Leaving the park we crossed over the road going down Penshaw Lane to return our quiz sheet to the village hall and maybe a prize.
