Bampton Grange

Bampton was one of those layovers not taken by the hardy who prefer to walk twenty miles a day, but it is a pleasant stop, as you can see:





The dry stone walls are gorgeous. Maybe the moss and ferns growing out of them are not good for the structure, but they are pleasing to the eye:





Some of the gate are beautiful, too:







The room at the B and B was spare. No kettle (all rooms have a kettle), no table or chair, no amenities at all except for this phone!




Being able to get one's pint is serious business:






You would not believe what this truck is really for. Just to impress the point, here are two shots, front and side:









The answer will be at the end of the post.

Some establishments have limited hours:





Again, just to give a sense of the surroundings:






And the other direction:





Identity of the truck: It is the local fire truck!

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