Introduction
We walked the next section of the London LOOP, from Petts Wood to Hayes. It took me a few weeks to get around to uploading these pictures, so I don't remember it in detail, but will just put up the pictures (in order, at least).
A beautiful woodland area, coated with bluebells. I believe this
was an ancient woodland site (meaning it's been continuously wooded
since gods know when).
Where we sat to eat our lunch. The woman walking her dog stopped to
talk to us about how much she liked the view.
Well-kept but otherwise unspectacular little church. Also, because
it's in Greater London and hence subject to thugs, the church was only open due to two
parishioners on guard in there! Which made me a little uncomfortable.
Some 'country park' in the grounds of an old house, which no longer
exists - but this underground icehouse remains.
View from a hill. Apparently William Wilberforce (anti-slavery
campaigner) sat here having discussions with somebody or other.
And here's where they sat... okay, it isn't, it's a commemorative
seat to mark the spot where they sat. Ho hum. It's also behind
a very tall steel fence so you can't get in.
This spring is supposed to have life-giving properties of one sort
or another, but the leaflet advised us not to drink from it.
If you're interested, dad's pictures of the same thing begin here. He's got a few silly pics of me.