Christow and Bridford

I went out on a walk with my dad this morning from Christow to Bridford.



This is the area my dad grew up in, so the walk was interspersed with stories and reminisces about the local area. The views across the Teign Valley and Haldon are really lovely, and the villages feel proper villagy!

Wandering up to Bridford we had a surprise when we saw a couple fields of Llamas! Not exactly what you are expecting to find in the Devon countryside.





We then went up to the lovely little church in Bridford, it has a very interesting screen in it with strange little figures carved into it. I am sure they all have a meaning, but sadly some of them were defaced by those pesky puritans so it is hard to make out who each is supposed to be.







Also a colourful stained glass window.



There is a tiny little brethren chapel that my dad used to visit sometimes, it looks like it my hold about 10 people (and looks pretty run down and disused now).





We then stopped off in The Artichoke pub for a bite to eat and popped into Christow church.



Lovely day out in this hidden corner of Devon, makes me glad I live where I do.