For our first countryside tromp of the year we chose a short 4 mile circular walk around Theale. Because of yesterday's burglary, I was forced to rely on my iPhone camera and I have to say, I don't think it let me down. I did miss having a zoom function though!
The walk mostly took us through the Englefield Estate.
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| There were a bunch of old agricultural machines and carriages just sitting in a barn in the middle of the village |
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| I spotted this wonderful garden entrance behind the garden centre |
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| St Mark's Church, which dates back to 1190. It wasn't open, so we couldn't go in and have a look inside. |
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| The main house, as seen from the churchyard. The gardens weren't open so I couldn't get a closer look. |
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| The main gate at the entrance. The driveway was very long indeed! This dates back to the 1860s. |
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| Holy Trinity church in Theale. I had no idea this was there! |
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| It wasn't open either. I would love to see inside. |
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| The bell tower is even taller than the main church. |
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| I got lucky with the blue skies and sunshine for these shots. |
I love old churches...unfortunately, I have to go to Europe to see any that are older than c. 1700. I fell in love wit St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna...but it looked so out of place that I had to go physically touch it to make sure it was really there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice trip. I love how you go out and about to see places like this. The visual history is so phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful pictures. I love how architectural old churches are. And I always love pictures of rusted machinery!
ReplyDeleteAmazing buildings. I think that piece of farm machinery might be a seed drill for planting crops, the seed goes in that long box on the top and drops out the bottom into the ground. I may be wrong of course!
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