It was this walk that gave me the idea of starting an Isle of Wight walking blog. As it was the day before Mother's Day, I had headed to the village in search of a gift with my camera in my bag and decided to do a short stroll around the village before going home.
The walk began opposite the free car park, beside the Griffin pub, and marked a triangle around the church which rises on a hill in the middle of the village. Turn down Hollow Lane beside the pub, where the bus stops.
Hellebores were nestling in a number of hedgerows and gardens.
All Saints Church is mostly Norman and also known as the Church of the Lily as it houses one of only two medieval wall paintings of a Lily Crucifix.
In the North Chancel is this stained glass window by William Morris.
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In the churchyard is a restored medieval Churchyard Cross, a stone pillar resting on three circular plinths, which represent the Calvary, and topped with a carved cross under a canopy. At this time, many common people were buried without individual gravestones and a churchyard cross served a communal cross for all those buried the churchyard.
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Start and Finish: The Griffin, Godshill High St
Distance: 1 mile,
Time: 20 mins
Refreshments: Throughout village
WC: In The Old Smithy opposite
Bus: Nos. 2 and 3
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