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Beautiful little church nestled within the North Wessex Downs in the small hamlet of Welford. Great place to stop mid-walk and take a rest.

Lovely straight section of quiet wide country lane with great views all around

Lovely quiet lane around Stag Hill and Old Hayward Bottom

A lovely Berkshire church nestled in the North Wessex Downs. A few nice benches to take a rest mid-ride.

Steady 10% climb (or descent) on good road surface. Can be open to the wind but the view from the top is totally worth it.

"St Michaels is located in the heart of the village at the intersection of the two main roads. It is the largest church in Lambourn and dates back to Saxon times. The first written record of a church at Lambourn is from 1032, in a charter of Cnut, but it seems highly likely there was a Saxon church here several centuries earlier. Charters in 934 and 955 mention Lambourn, and Alfred the Great mentions a royal manor at Lambourn in his will. Though circumstantial, these documents suggest that an important Saxon church, perhaps a minster, stood here at least as early as the 9th century (a minster acted as a ‘mother’ church for a region, and may have had resident priests who traveled out from their base to preach and minister to their far-flung flocks). The circular shape of the churchyard suggests that the site may have been in use in Roman times, or even earlier. The current church of St Michael and All Angels was begun in the 12th century, with major rebuilding in the 13t, 15th, and 19th centuries. The core of the building dates to about 1180, and is constructed on a cruciform plan. To the 12th century core was added a pair of transepts in the 13th century, several 14th century chantry chapels, and the chancel and upper portion of the tower were rebuilt in the 16th century." Cit. https://lambourn.org/st-michael-and-all-angels/

Great café, good for cake or a full lunch.