We found another road out of Leighton Buzzard by crossing over the bridge at the railway station and taking a road to the right where we saw two old thatched roofed houses, a rare sight in LB. We haven’t seen many really old houses aside from the usual victorian terraces. So much of the housing looks relatively modern, ie post 1950s. We then found a public footpath which led to some beautiful fields but unfortunately the mud got the better of us so we were only able to walk a fraction of the path. We returned the way we had come , R laden with foraged wood, so not a wasted journey. Returning through a lovely park adjacent to the car hire and railway station, I liked the look of a church called St Barnabas that opened out onto the park. Sadly the building was closed but the church was open online!
We zoomed with friends who told us they had just seen a film called ‘Dig’ and thought we would enjoy it. Funnily enough we had listened to an interview about it yesterday on the radio travelling home so we were happy to give it a go. Considering it was about an archaeological site, which I thought might be a bit of a dull plot, it was a great feelgood film with some lovely characters and an interesting true story, based around Sutton Hoo. R and I are now feeling a bit remiss that although we go to Suffolk every year, barely half an hour from Sutton Hoo, we have never visited this historic site. Something we shall now remedy, hopefully if we get to Suffolk this summer. When we go to the east coast we find it too much effort to go inland until we travel home! Months of our lives we have spent holidaying by the same bit of sea and barely know any of the nearby attractions!
R reflected that our knowledge of our home town and surrounding area is similar limited. I don’t think we do much sight seeing. Anyway R is a liability if you take him to a private house like those belonging to the National Trust. I remember going to a lovely house whilst staying with friends in Cornwall. They were shocked at how cavalier R was about sitting on chairs, not meant to be used, and touching things that even your children would know was forbidden. He took to heart a notice that said ‘feel at home’ which was not meant to be taken literally.
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