Ludlow Mini Magnalonga

Today we did the Ludlow Mini Magnalonga!  I've already covered the Magnalonga here, so if you're wondering what a Mini Magnalonga is like, it's like a Magnalonga but smaller!

We set off at Dinham Mill, and went over the bridge (the picture above is looking back towards the castle) onto a path known as the Bread Walk.  Apparently in Victorian times workers were paid in bread to stop them squandering their wages in the pubs on their way home.

There was fine views of the town as we walked through Whitcliffe Common. Whitcliffian is now a term used worldwide for rocks like those found here, which apparently are 415 million years old.
Soon we were at the Charlton Arms:

 We then helped ourselves to the first course, which was a chicken liver paté with an orange jelly:

Some of the wage earners in our party squandered their wages on a pint of Ludlow Gold:

There was also a taste adventure passport quiz:

at each stop for children (of all ages) where you had to identify foods by sight, taste, noise, smell and touch!

There was also a quiz we could do, - one of the questions was how many window panes was on a house on Lower Broad Street. They'd forgotten to tell the owner of the property, who was beginning to wonder if there was a structural fault as large crowds were stopping outside and staring at the house!

We then proceeded through the town, 

wondering about signs at the Church Inn:

until we got to St Lawrence's church:

where we had a rosé veal burger with gooseberry pickle:

It was then off to the Michelin Starred La Bécasse, on Corve Street:

where their affable head chef, Will Holland, personally served us an iced strawberry parfait with Pimm's jelly and sweet cucumber foam:

which tasted even better than it looked:

so hopefully we'll be visiting soon to have a proper meal inside.

It was then a walk through the meadows:

before we got back to the Ludlow Brewing Company:

The home of the award winning Ludlow Gold and other fine beers:

We also were given a tour of their new premises, which could be ready and brewing this year:

It was then a short walk back to the start, for tea and lemon scones.  We had a great day, I'd to like to thank everyone involved for making it such an interesting and pleasant day.  The event was organised by Slow Food Ludlow, I hope the youngsters of Ludlow now appreciate the benefits of the word slow:

Web: www.slowfoodludlow.org.uk