Jo Tinsley, Features Editor of the BBC Countryfile Magazine, and her friend Rebecca took a walk with us to the Rollright Stones on Tuesday 12th October. The Stones date from prehistory, the oldest being the Whispering Knights, who have conspired near the brow of the ridge for almost 5000 years. Nearby is the circle of Kings Men (2500-2000 BC), who with their master the King (1800-1500 BC), were on their way to conquer all England when they met a witch who turned them to stone.
Jo was in the area researching an article on places of interest in
and around Lark Rise Country and had been to the villages in North Oxfordshire where Flora Thompson, author of ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’ grew up. She had also took a trip on a barge along the Oxford Canal and toured the ironstone villages of Banburyshire.
The supplement featuring Lark Rise Country, and our walk, will
be published in the January edition of BBC Countryfile Magazine which coincides with the start of the next TV series - and the magazine will be available in the shops from early December.
On Sunday 14th November we have a day walk from Lark Rise to Candleford. Why not join us to see the area that Flora Thompson describes so vividly in her books.
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