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St. Edmundsbury District

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    • Day 10 - Bury St. Edmunds & Clare

      September 19, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 66 °F

      We started the day, in our base village of Bury St. Edmunds, by visiting the ruins of their ancient Abbeu, a lovely garden, an aviary, and their restored cathedral. During the reign of Henry the 8th, in the 1530s, the monastery system was abolished and most monasteries and abbeys were destroyed or fell into disrepair. The abbey was a great setting for a photo of Dale and Christine who were celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary.

      In the afternoon we visited the lovely small village of Clare where we had lunch in a delightful little cafe. We then embarked on a walk along the footpaths through town and into the countryside……another delightful walk with such variety. Walking allows you to see the world at such a slower pace and the English footpaths allow closeup looks at villages, houses, and the countryside.

      Note: We have included a time lapse video Jim created of the sunset out our window overlooking the English countryside.
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    • Day 27

      16-8 Newmarket deel 1

      August 16, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      Op het grasveld naast mijn tent niet de beloofde groene spechten, alleen konijnen. De tocht begint mooi, nu wel door het centrum, toch wel leuk, langs de Cam, weer even omfietsen voor een opgebroken viaduct, maar minder ver dan gisteren. Daarna wat wisselend, soms minder leuk langs een drukke weg, maar dan altijd op een fietspad. Maar het is wel steeds zo leuk dat ik snel in de gaten heb als ik verkeerd zit.Tegen de middag gaat het regenen, dus ik doe een pub (nice timing). En fiets weer droog verder. Dat duurt helaas maar even en de route volgen is niet aldoor even makkelijk. Om half 3 ben ik in Newmarket. De eerste camping is nog 30 km weg (als het goed gaat) en eigenlijk wil ik even in Newmarket zijn ipv door heuen om een camping te halen. Dick Francis schrijft altijd over Newmarket, het is het centrum van de racepaarden. En ik ben ook dat gezeik met die campings zat. Gisteravond was mijn tablet verdwenen die ik in de "dames" aan het opladen was via een stopcontact voor scheerapparaten. Reden: dan wordt de stop overbelast en komt er brand. Ligt dit aan mij of is dit echt kul? Ik heb hem weer hoor, maar jemig.
      Kortom, als ik langs een hotel fiets dat "Heath" heet, zwicht ik. Vind 85 pond te duur en mag er vervolgens in met wandelkorting: 60 pond. En nu heb ik de Jockey club gezien,Tattersalls (mocht er eigenlijk niet in, maar dat stond er gelukkig niet en het hek was open), daar worden jaarlijks 10.000 renpaarden verhandeld, 3 trainingsstallen en The Gallops, dat is vlak naast mijn hotel. En omdat ik hier morgenochtend dus nog ben, kan ik een stukje training zien!
      Ik heb al 2 koppen english breakfast thee op met melk en suiker, het regent nog steeds en het is koud.
      Goed besluit.
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    • Chippenham Park

      March 18, 2021 in England ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

      This is a large, country estate in East Cambridgeshire; although privately owned, the house is used as a wedding venue and the gardens are open occasionally to the public - hence the visit.

      We enter the gardens and enjoy views of the house from the Millenium Fountain before seeing Basil the Boar, one of the many animal sculptures around the grounds. We proceed to Adrian's Walk and loop round the long, thin artificial lake with nice views of the other side to the outskirts of Hare Hall and its large walled garden, featuring a hare sculpture. After this, we walk along a box "tunnel" of trees and turn off towards the "Wilderness", a wooded walk with lots of snowdrops and aconites depending on the time of year. We reach the "Grand Canal", with an eagle statue at one end, and walk both sides of this before exploring the woodland further. On the way back to "The Bridge" we see a crows nest.

      A good place to visit and recommended.
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    • Day 27

      Nochmal Maglia Rosso

      July 16, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Wir verbringen 2 Tage auf dem Platz, den wir schon auf der Hinfahrt so schön fanden. Die Fähre geht morgen, und für die Überfahrt hat uns unsere Gastgeberin noch Kuchen eingepackt 🥰.

    • Bury St Edmunds; Abbey Gardens

      June 24, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Bury St Edmunds, commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a picturesque market town steeped in history; the Saxons founded a monastery here about 633, which in 903 became the burial place of King Edmund the Martyr and the town grew around Bury St Edmunds Abbey, a site of pilgrimage.

      Our walking guide route starts at Abbot's Bridge, which dates back to the 12th century. We then enter the Abbey Gardens, a six hectare park on the site of the former Benedictine Abbey, and walk via the Sensory Gardens towards the Abbey Gate; in 1327 the Abbey was stormed by the townspeople, who destroyed the original Abbey Gate and much of the monastery. We then walk to the ruined buildings of the original monastery; on one of the pillars is a plaque commemorating the spot where, in 1214, the barons of England swore to compel King John to sign the document now known as the Magna Carta.  We double back to the Rose Garden and emerge into Cathedral Close to visit St Edmundsbury Cathedral itself; it only became a cathedral in 1914 and has been enlarged from the original parish church over the decades.

      Outside it is a statue of St Edmund and a small row of residential homes built into the original abbey walls; we then see the Norman Tower which historically has served as the bell tower to the Cathedral.  We pass the Martyr's Memorial to reach the Charnel House, which was built in the 13th century in order to store bones previously buried in the Great Churchyard.  St Mary's church lies to its right; completed in 1427, this has the longest nave of any parish church in England.  We leave the Abbey Gardens and nearby you can see large pieces of the old abbey embedded within a wall which skirts a lane; when Henry VIII dissolved the Bury St Edmund's Abbey in 1539, the towns people moved quickly to re-use the stone flints and mortar - evidence of their recycling can still be seen throughout the town.
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    • Day 129

      Ickworth: An Italianate Country House

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      This manor was built with a rotunda for entertaining, and the east wing for the family to live in. The west wing was just added for symmetry (and storage). The rotunda is embellished with Roman carvings.

      In the rotunda's Great Hall are columns (hollow and made to look like marble), a huge statue, and many paintings.
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    • Day 129

      The Rotunda Rooms

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

      The Library walls are lined with a huge book collection, and show the curves of the rotunda. Lady Theodora, the 4th Marchioness, loved her husband's family and became its historian. She was instrumental in the cataloguing and conservation of the many collectibles, and she had the books rebound.

      Dinner was a grand affair with the huge silver collection.

      The Drawing Room is pink, to appeal to the ladies who withdrew there for tea after dinner. Displayed there is a miniature of the beloved Princess Charlotte of Wales. She would have become Queen after her father died, but she died before him, shortly after giving birth. This is why Victoria, a cousin, became queen.
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    • Day 129

      State Bedroom and Wings

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      The State Bedroom is where the most important guests slept. This one has a beautiful chandelier, steps to get into bed, and a tray beside the bed for hot chocolate.

      The gown is Lady Theodora's Coronation Gown, the one she wore when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II were each crowned.

      The last two rooms are in the wings of the house. The Pompeian Room is just a nice room to sit and observe the garden. The red room with all the family portraits is the smoking room.
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    • Day 129

      Ickworth's St. Mary's Church

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌬 59 °F

      This is the oldest building on the estate, with the oldest part being from the 13th century. The Hervey family pew was added in the 1830s. The church is no longer used, but is the final resting place for family members and employees.Read more

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