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なんて美しい村でしょう

Open to the general public. Incredibly welcoming to cyclists, walkers, children and dogs (even muddy ones - dogs or kids). Open until there are still golfers on the links. Good selection of freshly cooked food at reasonable prices. Hot drinks, beer, wine, everything. Sunny outside terrace.

Astoundingly beautiful brick church.

A nice spot to watch river activity from

There are records which suggest the presence of a bridge on the site in the 14th century but this structure was short-lived and crossing was made by ferry from at least 1379 until a timber bridge was built in 1767. The present stone structure dates from 1827. A toll was payable on both the ferry and the subsequent bridges until 1874 when the County Councils of Berkshire and Oxfordshire joined to buy the bridge from its private trustees and scrapped the charges.

On the patronage of this church dedicated to "Saint LAWRENCE": He is one of the early Christian Roman martyrs from a time when Christianity was still strictly forbidden. He was archdeacon of Pope Sixtus II and after his execution was ordered by the pagan emperor Valerian to hand over the treasure of the church to him. Laurentius asked for three days to do this, distributed the church's assets among the poor inhabitants of Rome and, after the agreed time, came to the emperor with the poor to present them to him as the treasure of the church. He was then tortured to death. Legend has it that he was roasted alive on a grate - this attribute can be seen in many depictions of Saint Lawrence - over coals. He is said to have been in good spirits and asked his executioner if he would turn him over. The memorial day of Saint Lawrence in the calendar of saints is August 10th, the recorded date of his execution in A.D. 258.

Do not do if it has been raining for a while as the tracks are full of deep mud and the fields are full of water unless you have some big mtb tyres.

A nice section of wide singletrack that flows through this belt of woodland. Well surfaced dirt that allows pretty high speeds if you're up for peddling hard. Some great corners to ride and some long straights, awesome fun!