And there was. Completely surrounded by a cemetery but beautifully located next to a creek. This church, St. Mary's, was quite large for a small village. We met the rector when we walked in. Turns out the principal (head master) at Harlaxton has preached here. The church was supported by the Dukes of Rutland and they had insured that it was big and impressive.
The unusual aspect of this church is all the tombs within the chapel. And they all have elaborate statues. One tomb is shown to the right. Or it is Helene and Nick taking a nap :-)
The spire of St. Mary's is below.
It is made of stone.From Bottesford we were to head to Woolsthorpe. Helene had heard there was a nice pub there. On the way we saw a lot of cars parked along the road and people out looking into the woods.
There was a handsome horse and rider. He looked very official in is red jacket, black boots and black helmet. I thought it looked like a hunt.
We drove on but curosity got Helene and I. Since I was driving we turned around and Helene got out and asked what was going on. We had also passed Belvoir Castle and considered going in. Helene found out that it was a fox hunt so we went back to watch a bit.
Fox hunting is a controversial sport now. The Labour Party actually has banned it and the hunts are just supposed to be staged with a scented trail. This group was out and about with a real fox in chase.
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