Trip into deepest Essex, to visit the parishes of my ancestors ...

Matching .....in search of my Cook's!
















High Laver where mum's Radley's were from .....








A quick stop off at Hatfield Broad Oak ......

The Saffron Walden Turf-Maze .....

...an ancient monument and is the largest publicly-owned turf-cut maze in England. The date of the original cutting is unknown but in 1699 15 shillings was paid for re-cutting the maze. It was also re-cut in 1828, then 1841 and 1859. In 1911 the chalk path was laid with bricks set on edge and in 1979 the brick path was re-laid with bricks on their sides (well, it's important to get these things right!). The maze is 35 metres in diameter and the path is 1500 metres long.

Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire

Cavenham Heath, one of my favourite local places for doggy walking ....

Up Devil's Dyke this afternoon ....

We walk to the road along the top ....





And walk back along The Gallops .....