Cammo Tower

A recognisable landmark in the Cammo estate, the water tower now provides an informal refuge for pigeons.

We walked up to the tower (main photo, left), looking back towards the stables (centre) through the copse and across the harvested barley field (right) before reaching the stable block (extra). In a tiny recess above the door, appear the date of construction (which, curiously, has the numbers 'one' dotted) and initials of James Watson, for whom the stables and also the tower were built. We proceeded to the ruins of the house itself before attempting to find our route back to the lodge entrance.

By mid-afternoon the estate was quite busy, being popular with families, dogwalkers and various oddbods such as ourselves, but there are many paths to choose from, although we did find ourselves confused - a North point on the information panels, photographed at the entrance, would be helpful for navigating the further reaches of the grounds.

By the time we reached the car the area was very busy with parking as Cammo Walk, the access to the designated carpark, is closed due to construction of a controversial large housing estate nearby.