VILLAGE WALKS

Today, Sunday, I decided to walk to the next village from Gomshall, called Abinger Hammer, all of 1.2km away. I had tea and cake at the Abinger Tearooms and read the Sunday Telegraph. Coincidently, I had tea at the same tearooms in 1985. Jolly, nice it was. Abinger Hammer is known for a quaint clock tower.
Today has been "rather close," as they say in Britian, with the temperature reaching 29c. This must be global warming, I hear you say. Nope, it ain't! These temperatures in an English summer were occurring in the 1980s when I lived here. History also shows Britian experienced very high temperatures in Roman times.
Walking in the Surrey Hills and between villages is so enjoyable and easy. These villages were created in a time of limited transport, so close proximity of villages and dwellings were important for contact and trading.Read more