This week’s Gallery prompt from Tara at Sticky Fingers was “outside my front door” so without further ado, welcome to Heaven’s Waiting Room:
It took me a grand total of 40 mintues to walk into, around the whole town, and back home again! That gives you an idea on size!
In the 16th century there was a Great Fire in my town which almost totally destroyed it. However Queen Elizabeth I donated £2000 and organised a countrywide appeal which raised £30,000 to rebuild.
We host an international cheese show, Folk festival, Food festival and Jazz and Blues festival every year, all of which draw a fair few tourists.
There is a rumour about our town having the most pubs per square mile, however it appears to be just a rumour, but when many of the alley ways are cobbled it’s a pain rumour or not!
Our local church has an octagonal tower.
We only have one night club, most locals claim to hate it, I love it and I’m not ashamed!
Last year (2009) the winner of Big Brother came from our fair town!
Ely?
We skirted round it on our way back home from Newmarket on Sunday!
no, not Ely I’m afraid. I doubt anyone’s ever heard of us! lol!
What?! Walk round town?! u went down hospital street n back?! theres also a marina with lockgate horse, old mill, spring, 2 parks, lake, wier, millenium clock, cocoa yard and old chimney, I think theres also a toll booth on audlem road.
______ holds the largest 1 day agricultural show in the country, and holy holly day or whatever its called is quite important.
Im disappointed Livi!
lol, I took photos of the Cocoa Yard but it’s not very exciting! Oooh, a toll booth
I was going for interesting photos/facts! I don’t want to bore people!
Id forgotten about the toll booth its near bishop wood estate near the old post office, and holy holly day and _______ Show all important stuff.
Awww I love your little town! It beats mine thats for sure! Looks very quiant!
It looks lovely! Thanks for showing us round
x
I have no idea where it is, but it looks lovely
Beautiful pictures.
The area you live in looks lovely.
What’s with anonymous? Maybe s/he should do her/his own gallery entry.
I think your’s is amazing – love the pictures and the insight into your home town. Just wish I could work out where it is!
Thanks! Glad you like them
Will be revealing where it is, no doubt to cries of “uh?”, either Thurs or Fri when those who want to guess have had a chance!
A lovely little town you live in, very quaint.
International Cheese Festival? I would visit for that! There was a chocolate festival in a town near me last weekend, but I don’t think it was “international”!
My boolean searching tells me Nantwich? Looks lovely – have actually heard of it up here in the Scottish wilds – didn’t immediately go huh? Than again maybe I am wrong…. but the Chester look… the cheese…. Cheshire….
ooh well done!
It is indeed Nantwich! Impressed you have heard of it!
Lovely town, was thinking Canterbury but feel it’s not. Newark? having fun just guessing!
I think I should move to the UK. I love your country, people and villages! Great photos!
Lovely pics, can’t believe what beautiful places everybody has in their photos this week – aren’t we all lucky to live in such gorgeous locations? x
I am jealous – not only is it lovely, but you have a cheese festival! Have to admit cheese in all its forms is a fatal weakness of mine.
And a Beer festival and a food festival!
Lovely
I love this kinda village…!! It’s the kind I see on those home reality shows and think, wow I’d love to live somewhere like that…
really beautiful place you live Livi!!
little place but big heart, for what I have seen !
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