As promised this post is about the second half of the walk we did around
Uffington last week. The pretty country lane that I showed at the very end of the last post led to the little village of
Woolstone. There were some magnificent thatched buildings in the village but when I got back and downloaded my photos I realised I hadn't taken any pictures of them,
doh!
Never mind that will give me something to do when I go back next time. I do have plenty of pictures to share of the village church though.
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The church was open and we were the only visitors so we got to have a good look around. I picked up a really interesting information leaflet all about the history of the church and was going to share it with you,
unfortunately I forgot to take the leaflet out of my trousers before they went in to the washing machine!! Anyway you can read a little about the
villages history here and it has a couple of details on the church.
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About the only thing I can remember from the leaflet I read is that this font is apparently very unusual
because its made out of lead.
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There were plenty of wonderful things to see in the church I really liked this carved stone statue, but my favourite thing was the church organ which was magnificently lit in the sunlight streaming through one of the church windows.
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I love the rich colours in this close up shot
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but I thought that all the shadowing might make a good black and white shot too, so I had a go at converting it and liked how it came out and then couldn't decide which one to share so I thought I'd just go with both.
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After wandering round the village and church, we headed out to another lovely feature on the
Ridgeway,
Waylands Smithy a long barrow burial site.
Waylands Smithy is one of my favourite places in the world, it's just so serene and nestled in a grove of magnificent trees it is a magical place to visit.
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There was only one other visitor at the time we went and the beautiful weather made the visit all the more magical.
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The perfect place to rest weary walking feet after a wonderful few hours romping through the countryside.
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