Fords (shallow rivers and streams that cars drive through)

[John Webb]

There's a couple in Ide, near Exeter, most notably this decently long one which I used to cycle up and down with my mates. It's about 80 meters long with a raised walkway (where's the fun in that).

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Picture of the ford.

This reminds me of a ford I came across on the edge of Clee St Margaret in Shropshire (not my picture):
Ford at Clee St Margaret

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It's on the edge of the village, so doesn't have any houses along it.

 

[ETMbloke]

This is one at Castle Street, near to Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight (my picture)

 

[izvor]

There's a couple in Ide, near Exeter, most notably this decently long one which I used to cycle up and down with my mates. It's about 80 meters long with a raised walkway (where's the fun in that).

That's an excellent one.

This is one at Castle Street, near to Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight (my picture)

So is that!

 

[Sun Chariot]

There's a couple in Ide, near Exeter, most notably this decently long one which I used to cycle up and down with my mates. It's about 80 meters long with a raised walkway (where's the fun in that).

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Picture of the ford.

Blind bend to cap it off! Superb

 

[Fenchurch SP]

Blind bend to cap it off! Superb

Do people sound the horn before entering, or try to avoid annoying the residents ?

 

[Sun Chariot]

Do people sound the horn before entering, or try to avoid annoying the residents ?

And - if people sound the horn after entering, does it sound bubbly...

 

[D6130]

And - if people sound the horn after entering, does it sound bubbly...

Probably sounds very similar to whales singing!

 

[Sun Chariot]

Probably sounds very similar to whales singing!

Brilliant! And far less vulgar than the underwater sound I had in mind...