If you don’t like churches, well manicured farmland and regal country estates then wandering around this part of the UK isn’t for you. Not so many spiky-haired Goths or trendy urban types here. Just lots of quaint and over-priced cuteness being flogged at ridiculous prices.

I’m sure the UK has it’s fare share of artisans, but walk into many of the so called arts and craft shops around here and all you’ll get is some trite with its ‘made in china’ label cut off.

The historic stuff on the other hand is to-die-for. I love old churches and have decided to spend the next few days wandering around the countryside visiting as many as I can. Maybe if I lived here I’d be one of those old geezers in a tweed jacket who wanders around churches with a canvass bag full of wax and paper and stuff making brass rubbings.

Tagged: church, Leicestershire, Melton Mowbray, travel