Lincolnshire -Not just winding roads & windmills
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| Alford Windmill |
Lincolnshire is a very flat county. I come from rural County Durham. Its
all green hills & valleys & livestock here so the contrast was
instantly noticeable to me. What Lincolnshire lacks in hills it makes up
for in bends! Why are the roads so winding?!! It seems so unnecessary!
However the more time we spent on the road the more I came to enjoy the
scenery & the quirky dykes. I adored the unique signposts a lot of
the villages had, I've seen similar in Norfolk (we don't have them at
home) and I kept stopping the car & leaping out to take photos of
them. And how many windmills!!! How fantastic! It was lovely to see all
the mill conversions but I was really excited to climb to the top of a
proper working windmill.
Alford Windmill was built in 1837. It's over 30metres tall, has 5 sails, 6 floors and is a fully functioning flour mill ( I bought a bag to bake some special cupcakes! ).
We climbed up wooden 'ladders' right to the top of the windmill, each room smaller than the last, so it may not be suitable for the feint of heart! On your visit do have a delicious cake from the tearoom and on a sunny day its nice to sit out in the garden & enjoy your coffee while the windmill creaks & turns in front of you...aaahhh lovely! Its an absolutely beautiful windmill and I'd like to thank the man who let us go into the mill on a day I've since discovered it wasn't suppose to be open to the public. Thank you kind sir, very much appreciated!
Alford Windmill was built in 1837. It's over 30metres tall, has 5 sails, 6 floors and is a fully functioning flour mill ( I bought a bag to bake some special cupcakes! ).
We climbed up wooden 'ladders' right to the top of the windmill, each room smaller than the last, so it may not be suitable for the feint of heart! On your visit do have a delicious cake from the tearoom and on a sunny day its nice to sit out in the garden & enjoy your coffee while the windmill creaks & turns in front of you...aaahhh lovely! Its an absolutely beautiful windmill and I'd like to thank the man who let us go into the mill on a day I've since discovered it wasn't suppose to be open to the public. Thank you kind sir, very much appreciated!
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