Phew ! That was nice.
Looks like there is a set of pavement footpaths running roughly parellel to the paath through the fields, which means I can go round that way even when it's wet.
This also means there is a 2 mile circuit that doesn't bring me back past the house and want to stop :-) Those of you who've been here:
1) From house, turn left towards bridge and turn left just before it.
2) Bear left at the end, and go past the Penny pub (shortcut through car park !
3) turn right just before our house, then 1st left and follow down the hill.
If it's dry (maybe tommorow) just head through the fence, then left along the field and out through the park before turning left.
If it's wet... well I'm not sure yet, but it looks like you can fight your way over towards the park without going back up to the house by just bearing left before the fence.
In other news the front door got a top up coat of varnish - needs another two tommorow.