Goring, Streatley and the Bell Inn at Aldworth
Saturday 28th January 2023
Decided to go for a daytime stroll today, out in the Berkshire countryside, to revisit some old haunts - Goring and Streatley, then the beautiful Bell Inn at Aldworth.
London January 2023
John's Pictures

12:21:03
I'm always a bit self conscious about filming video inside pubs, so I experimented with this not-really-very-stealthy hands free solution.

12:21:51
Here's some video of me testing this way of taking a video.

12:38:47
Delighted to be back at the beautiful Bell inn in Aldworth.

12:52:56
The frontage of the Bell. What a handsome pub.

12:53:28
Me outside the Bell.

13:57:21
After the Bell I decided to go for a walk around the hills above Streatley.

14:11:17
One of the turf mazes on Streatley Hill.

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14:26:23
I'm no good at identifying birds but I always tend to assume anything that looks like a bird of prey anywhere along the Ridgeway (or surrounding countryside) is a Red Kite.

14:26:25

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14:35:39
The view down to Streatley from Lardon Chase.

14:42:10

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15:06:21
Quick pint by the fireplace at the Catherine Wheel (alas the John Barleycorn is currently closed) before getting the train back to London.

18:17:26
Stopped off at Huntsworth Wines in Kensington on the way back (because it's sort of near Paddington) as I'd seen on the web they stocked the same bargain Burgundy I had found in a shop near me but a better vintage (this is 2017, which I almost always prefer over 2018 for Burgundy).