I believe in the past my father-in-law in a similar situation used to drive them several miles off.

For me, the river's five minutes walk away, but footbridges are a good deal further. I did think about walking down the road an up the byway that crosses the A14, but it was dark and wet and I was on my way to bed (pyjamas down the garden is one thing; down the public road, quite another).

Carpenter's due to come and look at the remedial works; new loo due early December.