Ellesmere, The Mere, The Castle Mound and St Marys Church

 This morning Jo made a packed lunch and we set off to the Mere again. We discovered that you cannot walk all the way round the Mere as some of it is private land, but we walked to both limits. We had lunch near the Boathouse then headed up the hill to the castle mound where the bowling green is on top. Then we visited St Marys church. 

This evening we walked back into the town for a lovely Indian meal at the Asian Spices restaurant. 😁

Ice Cream anyone?

Sculpture by the Mere 

The Mere

The Boathouse from across the Mere

Sshhh

This was as far as we could get round the Mere, on this side, it is private land beyond

Mother Mallard photobombing my photo of her ducklings

Lots of benches to sit on around the Mere to take in the view and rest 70 year old legs (mine not Jo's)

Part of the gardens

This is the reed bed the other side of the Mere and again as far as we could get

Lower bowling green on the castle mound

Upper bowling green on the very top of the castle mound

St Marys church as seen from the path around the castle mound

St Marys church, the Mere and the lower bowling green

Spring cottage

St Marys church

View from St Marys churchyard

Inside St Marys church

St Marys church

St Marys church

Cricket match in progress alongside where we are moored

Keith & Jo