The Icknield Way runs through the pages of the diary on a regular basis. One notable aspect of this ancient route across Albion is that stretches of it are modern roads in current use. One such traverses Letchworth Garden City. So it was I followed the Icknield Way from Letchworth station to the edge of town.

 I was heading to an area known locally as "The Roman Camp" which is on the Way and as it happens next to my old secondary school. The footpath seen above runs along the perimeter of the school playing field. 

 The Romans were known for their roads but quite happy to co-opt existing tracks. In fact the camp probably dates back to the Bronze Age. Given the sweeping views this would have been a strategic location.

 More or less the view I used to gaze on in my schooldays looking towards the northerly Chiltern Hills. Perhaps it's not surprising that I continue to walk into that very landscape to this day.