Church to church, pub to pub

Yesterday the two of us set off to visit three local churches. One eluded us, but we’ll try again today because it’s on the way to Lyme Regis, which is our next stop. The other two were charming Norman parish churches, restored and in use. St Mary’s in Lytchett Matravers was locked, unfortunately, so we could only peer into the windows to see its medieval interior. The churchyard was extensive and, as is common with some very old churches, was guarded by two very ancient yews.
In the evening, we all piled into Lionel’s car (including Milo the boxer) to do a pub crawl. We covered five, although one was closed, within a five mile loop near Lionel and Mary’s house. The prize for most charming location had to go to The Anchor in Shapwick, a postcard-perfect village consisting of thatched cottages, pub and church.