6/26/2023 0 Comments A Wayside Tavern by Norah Lofts![]() Dear readers, I forgot that I'm 61 and went down there! Then I rather wished I hadn't as it was tiny with no windows of course, and rather claustrophobic. This is easier said than done, the entrance is a narrow opening in the floor going into the hiding place at an angle. This is actually no great loss as it's the outside which is so attractive, the inside has been largely Victorianized and the only really interesting and attractive bit was the marvellous Priest's Hole which, wonder of wonders, you are allowed to go into. It's a National Trust property so, of course, there are no photographs of the interior. On the first day of my trip I visited a lovely moated 15th Century manor house called Oxburgh Hall. Norfolk is a rather more peaceful place now but it has a long and fascinating history. Among the Celts it was quite normal for women to be both tribal chieftains and warriors. She led a rebellion after the Romans flogged her and raped her daughters. ![]() ![]() ![]() The area now known as Norfolk was once the territory of the Ancient British tribe called the Iceni whose most famous member was a female warrior called Bouddica (or Boadicea)who came close to defeating the Romans in 61AD. ![]()
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