After the visit with Sister Pam and Mike it was off to spend time with my other Sister Nicky and Niece’s Fi and Kate for the new year in Bentley in Suffolk. A beautiful little village in the countryside. Walks in the wood and more historical visits the theme of the days. It is hard to drive in the countryside without turning the corner and finding a church or ruin so a great time.

Fiona was Maid of Honour at a wedding held at Leez Priory and I would have loved to have got the chance to view the inside as the outside showed much ornate building structure.

Bury St Edmonds was a beautiful day out with some fine opportunity of photos and amazingly as I write this blog the Magna Carta will feature in a future episode of the holiday.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Leez Priory

St Edmundsbury Cathedral at dusk

St Edmondsbury facade

Me Taking a picture through the glass to get a view of the ornate celing

Aisle view of the celing

Evening shot of cathedral

What the Abbey would have looked like

Abbey Ruins

Abbey Ruins

beautiful stonework

Cathedral

Ornate shop front

Merry go round

Shopping mall square nearing dusk

Gateway

Abbey Ruins

History lesson

The 24 barons charged with making the Magna Carta happen

Abbey Ruins

1248 gravestone

Abbey Ruins

Abbey Ruins with Sister and Niece in foreground

Abbey Ruins

walking down to the Abbey Ruins

Gate house?

Leez Priory water feature

A winters walk in the forest

Sun coming up

A crisp early morning

Leez Priory

Barn at the priory

Leez Priory with frost on the ground

Leez Priory