In one month we visited three of the most important, and dynamic cities in the world, Florence, London and Ipwich. Close to Ipswich we found the medieval villages of Lavenham and Laxfield. Both held surprises we had never expected. Lavenham has a large number of well maintained medieval houses as shown in the (photo above), as well as gift shops that were actually interesting and original. Laxfield has a church dating back to 12th Century with a list naming the parish vicars up to the present date. For your information, the church had 42 vicars before Captain Cook set sail to Australia.
The village also had the quaintest pub we have ever visited (see Photos), but better still the pub visit was part of a treat laid on by Bruce and Nicky which included a horse and cab ride around the lovely country side. After the ride (see photos) we tucked into home-made game pie and local ale. A very, very memorable day. The more observant readers will note the remarkable breed of Suffolk horses that actually change colour during the day. This generally occurs after the passengers have had a few ales in the pub.
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