이스트 가스톤 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Grass track is right of way and not the road.

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.

Great Shefford is a tiny hamlet in the heart of the Berkshire countryside. The village features a beautiful church with parts dating back to 1200AD, a local pub, The Great Shefford, and a crystal clear river that runs straight through the village.

During the spring and summer months, you can enjoy a wonderful display of blooming poppies here.

This is such a stunning spot where along the River Lambourne filled with vibrant green vegetation, ducks and birds, and a river crossing where you can enjoy beautiful scenes up and down the waterway. Bring a picnic along and enjoy the tranquility.

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

"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.