On this beautiful bank holiday
Monday I, Mr Barrett and Dingbat decided to take a stroll along the Wivenhoe to
Alresford trail with the idea of having lunch at 'The Pointer'.
The
trail starts near Wivenhoe Quay spanning all the way to Alresford with
breath taking views of the River Colne and lots of hidden secrets to see along
the way.
We
set off just after midday so the sun would be at its highest point as we were
in luck as the weather was mild and the sun was shining for the most part of
the day.
Find
below the pictures from our walk featuring the River Colne, the Alresford trail and an abandoned church ruin we stumbled across which burnt down in 1971.
Do remember to scroll down to the bottom
to read a pirate ghost story we were told of during
our adventure.
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| St Mary's Church - Wivenhoe |
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| Secret Passage Way to Wivenhoe Quay |
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| Wivenhoe Quay |
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| Wivenhoe to Alresford Trail |
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| The River Colne |
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| The walking party |
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| St Andrews Church ruins |
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| Church doorway |
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| Do you believe in ghost stories? |
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Reached our final destination - The Pointer Pub
Do
you believe in ghost stories?
On
wandering around the church ruins Mr Barrett got talking to an elderly gent who
was visiting his wife's grave with his poodle. The chap told us of a pirate Robert
Bray who was buried at the church in 1724. He led us to his grave which is
positioned away from all of the other graves with a skull and cross bone to symbolise
his pirate status. Apparently he can be seen some nights roaming the church grounds
with his peg leg looking for gold – spooky!
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