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This isn’t St Mary the Virgin Church, Dedham. This is St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt. Well worth a visit.

Nice and easy route to cycle. Not much traffic. enough to explore.

A typical English church with a very old cemetery

Lemons Hill Bridge carries the road across the northern end of Alton water reservoir. It links the two parts of Tattingstone village.

Whilst people have been worshipping on this spot for over 1,000 years, this beautiful church was originally built somewhere around 1350, nearly 700 years ago. It was originally designed with a tower in mind, but it was never completed. Legend says that every time the builders stopped for the night, the devil tore it down. Whatever happened, the five bells, considered the heaviest in England, are now housed in a bell cage and still rung before each service.

there's c. 400m of gravel leading up to the vineyard, I'd hike that bit in and out if riding road bike.

The best view of the upper part of Alton Water. A wide, fast descent to the bridge from either direction with a short climb out.

Panoramic view down the Shotley Peninsula towards the mouth of the Stour with the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe in view.