We walked to a National Trust property called Knole House.
Seal Church, on the way. Unlike the church at Kemsing you can
actually see this one over a wide area.
1/180 at f11, 10mm, ISO100
Same church again.
1/60 at f11, 22mm, ISO100
After an uneventful journey (which did involve climbing stone
steps over a nice wall surrounding the estate, which is a deer
park) we reached the house.
Knole House. It's kind of wide. (But it goes back a long way too.
There are hundreds of rooms, only a small proportion of which are
open to visitors.)
1/180 at f8, 10mm, ISO100
You weren't allowed to take photos inside (which I think is
as disgraceful as it is expected) but it wasn't that interesting
anyway - mostly very old chairs you weren't allowed to sit on,
paintings you weren't allowed to doodle moustaches on, etc.
Some kind of bracket fixed to the outside wall of one courtyard.
1/30 at f6.7, 22mm, ISO100
Sculpture in another courtyard of some guy throwing a frisbee.
1/180 at f16, 13mm, ISO100
Bizarre landscape in the grounds.
1/60 at f9.5, 22mm, ISO100
On the way back we tried to take a different route and got
severely lost several times.
Despite clear signs like this one!
1/15 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO800
Thursday
We took a look around the local church (St. Mary's) which was
right next to the hostel (although you had to walk a slightly
longer way to actually get there).
The chancel and its stained glass.
(Image was made from two shots
combined).
1/1 at f8, 15mm, ISO400
Neat chandelier - a genuine one with proper candles in.
1/10 at f1.4, 30mm, ISO800
Bell ropes.
1/4 at f4, 19mm, ISO800
Spiky tomb.
1/30 at f5.6, 22mm, ISO100
Entrance to crypt/boiler room.
1/8 at f4.5, 15mm, ISO800
Grave decorations. This picture is a bit blurred :(
1/15 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO200
In the afternoon we took the train to a nearby place that
had a Roman villa.
Now that's what I call a vandalised phone box.
The villa (remains of...) was OK and had quite a nice
mosaic; but after looking at that, we set off back on foot.
Rolled-up hay.
1/180 at f11, 22mm, ISO400
We stopped in to look at a rather flash church on the way...
Impressive path to the entrance.
1/60 at f8, 13mm, ISO100
Part of the porch.
1/15 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO100
Pews and shadows.
1/15 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO800
One gravestone was so badly weathered that it had acquired a keyhole.
1/45 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO100
Moss cross.
1/250 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO100
Large tank. (Hrm.)
1/125 at f4.5, 22mm, ISO100
The last past of our walk was along the North Downs Way again, but
in the opposite direction from on Tuesday.
