We started today with a leisurely breakfast at B & B we are staying at in Drinkstone, which is absolutely fantastic - great accommodation and wonderful hosts. We then drove to Lavenham, a Medieval Suffolk Wool Town, which is about 7 miles. What a quaint little village of timbered houses, which were built between 1450 and 1500. There is even a crooked house ! The Guildhall gives the history of the town and some of its people. Jane and Ann Taylor, who lived in the town, wrote the Nursery Rhyme Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in the 1780"s and it was first published in1806. The Parish Church has parts the were built around 1330. The font dates back to the 14th Century
Next stop was Bury St Edmonds. St Mary"s Church, which has the tomb of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk, sister of Henry V111, after whom he named his battleship the Mary Rose. The construction of St Edmundsbury Cathedral was started in around 1503, however the Norman Gate which was part of the old abbey dates back to 1108, and it was William the Conquerer who gave permission and also gave the funds for it to be built.
Walking around Bury St Edmonds , we just happened to find the smallest pub in the world!!! Where of course John had to have a beer !!