So today we decided to take Robert’s mom to a cute little village east of us. This was our first visit to Lavenham, a village of crooked houses, as well. Easy parking, easy navigating—this village is a gem!
Almost every house on High Street was crooked. Literally. It was almost funny.
Look at the walls on the right.
I wonder what they feel like inside.
This little orange one is my favorite. The Crooked House. The timbers have warped over time causing the upper floor to look crooked - hence the name.
Some believe that a popular poem about a crooked man was inspired by this village. This is the beginning of the poem:
“There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house”. Maybe they lived in this particular house, who knows? The poem ends quite..um..disturbingly…with that crooked man killing his wife and children and then smiling a “crooked smile”. Dum-dum-dum..
On a lighter note, in 2010, scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 were filmed here in the market square where…
…we sat and ate our sandwiches for lunch.
We also spent some time in a small antique shop. Kids better learn how to last longer while we are looking at knick knacks and stuff because I am really enjoying browsing through all the cool random things.
Mark waiting for Grandma to finish shopping, looking homeless.
After almost a couple of hours we headed towards Cambridge. Mark was determined to call Robert before we got into the car though (pretend, of course). The phones do work! And kids love them.
Another brilliant idea for a daytrip! We might have to come back here as well.
Lyana.
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