The Pennine Way Shakedowns 3, the Devils Kneading Trough.

Its 12.30pm, half past noon. Troy and I sit above the Devils Kneading Trough, just taking in the View. It has to be said its spectacular. You can see for miles from here. To the South you can see the chimneys of Dungeness Power Station and Romney Marsh with the wind turbines turning gently and endlessly. I love blades turning, whilst a windmill will always be my favourite, I ‘m ok with the turbines too. Closer we can see William Harvey Hospital on the outskirts of Ashford. As we continue clockwise there’s the villages of Brook and Wye, both of which we shall walk through later before heading up the other side of the valley to Kings Wood where we will be spending the night.

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