Wheels Around Europe . . . . . . . : Dunwich and River Waveney

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Dunwich and River Waveney

Dunwich and River Waveney

First stop today was to rewind a little and go back to The Walled Garden and Nursery that was closed yesterday.

It is quite an interesting nursery, set indeed inside a walled garden, so no surprise there then.

There is also an adjoining garden you can have a wander through and was a pleasant way to spend an hour or so.

We bought a pot for the garden but no plants today.

Next it was Dunwich beach for some lunch by the sea, followed by a walk along the beach to blow the cobwebs away.

It was blowing a hooley today and the cobwebs were well and truly blown away.

It is very warm and sunny though so we`re not complaining.

Our destination for this evening is the River Waveney Centre (GPS 52.48204 1.66867) in Norfolk west of Lowestoft.

It`s basically a river Marina with adjoining campsite and it`s a very nice destination with lots to see and do.

Just down the lane from the campsite is a most unusual church called St Mary the Virgin Burgh St Peter.

It`s brick and flint stone construction with a thatched roof and an extraordinary, if a little ugly tower.

A bit of digging around and it seems the tower was rebuilt a a result of a request by Reverend Samuel Boycatt Rector from 1764 who decided to apply for a Diocesan Faculty in 1793 to “Repair and build up the steeple which has long been in a ruinous condition.”

There is no definitive explanation for the design of the tower but it seems it will have replaced something much more conventional.

The attached link gives more information on the church and has some interesting photographs of details around the church.

Louis and I had an enjoyable walk along the river and sat watching the river boats passing by and the local bird life of which there is plenty.