Walking in Lavenham

sourced knapped-flint decorative facing as orienteering courses. Each marker Lavenham Highlights and oak roof timbering. The wealth post has a code and the image of an of the medieval clothiers and the Earl adjacent tree to be ticked off on maps The Suffolk village of Lavenham, including the beautiful and stately of Oxford (then lord of the manor) is found on the gate post as you enter the a historic ‘Wool Town’, sits on the church of St Peter and St Paul, the reflected in elaborate stone and wood wood. Do help yourself to a map and northern edge of the Stour Valley and Guildhall, Little Hall, and De Vere carving, both internally and externally. enjoy the orienteering activity. is home to an array of picturesque House, to name but a few. A major restoration took place in the historical streets and buildings. Lavenham High Street nineteenth century. 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Reptiles and small mammals buildings lining the narrowa a streets e ade thenea chancel survives from an earlier dpan a dpan eane e enn nd a a nd enn e eane Mill Tye Gallery and Arts Centre. Right: Willy Lott's House at Flatford, which appears in several Constable Paintings Constable several in appears which Flatford, at House Lott's Willy Right: Centre. Arts and Gallery Tye Mill thrive in the protection it provides. at at exhitibion an enjoying Visitors Centre: Munnings. Alfred Sir of estate the copyright Museum, Art Munnings The Hall, Main Left: e pen a a e and ae ae and e a a pen and lanese leading up to the impressive mid-14th century building. It is eae e eaed and and eaed e eae Kestrels can be sighted as they hunt for ae eda e ae ae e eda ae market place. n aee den a constructedean of freestone from quarries prey along the track and the adjoining ae aan e k eeed n e e n eeed k e aan ae Over 300 buildings ed are listedan as den beinga e ina Northamptonshirea with locally- ede and eadee p p eadee and ede e n dn n p p n dn n e mainly ash, had been planted some ten woodland and meadows. Orchids, pee e e ank n n ank e ofe architecturalpee and historic interest, Pann and an n eda e e eda n an and Pann Lavenham Church years before. The woodland is often thistles and quaking grass can be found knn a e a nea a a nea a e a knn eaed e a nan nan a e eaed aap ne a n n a ne aap used for outdoor learning with young in abundance. a Tee e e Tee a nnn e n n e nnn Stour at Dedham. at Stour pane eane n n eane pane people as a Forest Schools. You will find Tye Gallery. Right: Painting Horses from Life Workshop, copyright The Munnings Art Museum Art Munnings The copyright Workshop, Life from Horses Painting Right: Gallery. Tye and and Barge on the the on Barge Flatford at Stour ed ed ed ed 3 Left: The Munnings Art Museum, Castle House with Studio. Centre: Visitors have the opportunity to purchase featured art at Mill at art featured purchase to opportunity the have benchesVisitors Centre: Studio.

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