{"id":728,"date":"2021-05-16T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/?p=728"},"modified":"2021-05-16T18:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:17:14","slug":"a-mooring-along-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/the-tales-of-silverdale\/a-mooring-along-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mooring Along the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"murpworks - The Tales of Silverdale - A Mooring Along the Way - View from Fotheringhay Castle toward the Church image\" class=\"wp-image-730\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_view_I_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>View from Fotheringhay Castle toward the Church<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve found a mooring along the way&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/uncategorized\/to-be-somewhere-else\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To Be Somewhere Else<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/uncategorized\/a-penultimate-destination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Penultimate Destination<\/a>, we will be on the move in the near future. As part of the planning process, we have been scoping out places to stay. One such place, along the way is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fotheringhay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fotheringhay<\/a>. I had wanted to visit Fotheringhay (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/musicfan6160\/folk\/fotheringhay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">musicfan6160&#8217;s Fotheringhay<\/a> blog post) and we got the opportunity the other day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fotheringhay is a village in the Cambridgeshire Fenland infamous for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fotheringhay_Castle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">castle<\/a> where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned and finally beheaded. We found it a quiet, melancholy but peaceful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"murpworks - The Tales of Silverdale - A Mooring Along the Way - Tree on a Slope image\" class=\"wp-image-733\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_treeOnSlope_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are mooring points at the site, within the shadow of the castle motte. Unfortunately, very little of the Motte &amp; Bailey castle remains. However, this will be a useful stop point in our journey eastwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"murpworks - The Tales of Silverdale - A Mooring Along the Way - Mooring Sign image\" class=\"wp-image-732\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/silverdale_fotheringhay_mooring_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a water point so we will be able to replenish this supply, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of history associated with the place &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardiii.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard The III<\/a> was born here, in the castle, in 1452. Other than the history, there is very little else but houses, however there is a pub. We hope it will be open. It could be a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check back for plans on the preparation and then the journey as it unfolds&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace and narrowboats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>rp<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve found a mooring along the way&#8230; As mentioned in To Be Somewhere Else and A Penultimate Destination, we will be on the move in the near future. As part of the planning process, we have been scoping out places to stay. One such place, along the way is Fotheringhay. I had wanted to visit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murpworks.com\/thetalesofsilverdale\/the-tales-of-silverdale\/a-mooring-along-the-way\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Mooring Along the Way<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,133,102],"tags":[132,131,110],"class_list":["post-728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journey","category-mooring","category-the-tales-of-silverdale","tag-castle","tag-fotheringhay","tag-landscape"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Mooring Along the Way - The Tales of Silverdale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"murpworks - The Tales of Silverdale - A Mooring Along the Way - on our journey East we will pass through Fotheringhay. 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