Taking advantage of a glorious day weather-wise, to Milton Abbas this morning, a beautiful, picturesque main street of identical 3 or 4 bedroom thatched cottages in a deep valley.
(Anything between £400k and £600k if you're buying ....
).
Our main target was the nearby Milton Abbey (now a private school) which was a Benedictine monastery up until the Reformation; subsequently the grounds were bought off the Crown by a wealthy Cornish family, and latterly in the 18th century the whole estate was landscaped by Capability Brown. There was an excellent exhibition on the history of the place in the Abbey itself; the school refectory had been turned into tea rooms for the duration (we had a morning cuppa and a breakfast bloomer each) and after touring the place, we finished up back in the village at the Hambro Arms for a light lunch.
Excellent day out, and if you're in the Dorset area any time in August, the Abbey and village are well worth a visit, but not next Saturday when they are holding the bi-annual Street Fair, because there'll probably be upwards of 3,000 tourists if the weather holds ....