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Interim walk Perry Wood, Kent

Jeri, Tim, Ronda, Jeanne and Keith met John at the car park in Perry Wood and walked west then north across the orchards to Selling.  Selling is the location of the White Lion pub where Tim and Jeri held their English wedding reception in 1996. The pub is still beautiful but we continued on to the church. The church was surprisingly full of interesting things; a well worn medieval brass and flags captured from the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 (recently replaced with replicas). There are Clackett gravestones in the churchyard, apparently unconnected to us… Walked south into the woods and climbed away from the path to an earthwork at the top of a hill, reputed to be a Roman encampment. Then down to the Rose & Crown where we met Keith’s brother Greg, who had arrived in a fantastic looking 2004 Mini Cooper in deep blue.  Jolly pub time.  John was the only one to have dessert; the bread & butter pudding was said to be superb. Two pints of Harvey’s Best bitter (Jeri and Ronda stuck with the Stowford Cider) helped us to hydrate.  Then we headed out and climbed up the hill south of the pub to the ‘pulpit’. Many happy memories of being here with Tim’s family. Alas, the views were not great because the trees and shrubs had grown considerably in the last 50 years. We wound our way east then headed back to the car.  

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  1. Did some research ! The two flags from the Battle of Trafalgar were acquired as part of his prize “money” by Master’s Mate Stephen Hilton of HMS Minotaur who fought at Trafalgar and lived in Selling. They were initially kept by his family and then donated to St Mary’s Church in Selling in the 1930s. These flags, comprising the Union flag from the Minotaur and one from a captured Spanish ship, were displayed in a memorial chapel dedicated to Hilton-Simpson family members. The flags were eventually conserved by the National Maritime Museum and replicas installed in the Church.

    1. It’s my favourite part of Kent and I’ve known it well for many decades.

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