All Saints And A Pepperbox
Today we made the decision to frequent The Pepperbox Inn (the rather curious name is derived from a rudimentary early type of firearm). It's in a sublime location in a tiny hamlet with glorious views of the Kent countryside, which we hoped to take advantage of as it was such a lovely day.
The only fly in the ointment is that it can be quite hard to find unless you take the most direct route along an extremely narrow, and in some places precipitous, road with very few passing places which can be quite hairy if you meet anything coming the other way.
Therefore, on this occasion I decided to avoid the tight and twisting lanes and try and find a more amenable route and after a couple of wrong turns - one of which would lead to the source of today's images - we managed to find it.
Despite its remote feeling location it's very popular and today proved to be no exception - you could say we were in with the in crowd at The Pepperobox Inn! Once inside we managed to grab the last table at the bar, with the restaurant already being jam packed, and ordered a rather niche combination of a sausage sandwich and spiced duck croquettes to be washed down with a pint each whilst reacquainting ourselves with its wonderful interior of uneven floors, low beams and inglenook fireplaces dating back to the 15th Century. Happily the welcome, food and drinks we all just as great as the surroundings.
After our refreshment needs had been met we retraced our tracks down one of our original wrong turns where we'd spotted a sign for Ulcombe's All Saints Church. What a beautiful church it is too! It dates back to the 12th Century, is Grade II listed and sits on a small hill with expansive view across the circumjacent countryside with a gorgeous churchyard, as seen in my maim image (I like the inclusion of the spotlight in the foreground as it has a reflection of the church in it), which on our visit was carpeted in drifts of wild pale yellow primroses and snowdrops. It also has an ancient yew tree that is reputed to be two thousand years old.
The inside of the church - which you can see in my extra - is just as beautiful as the outside with a sign on the door that welcomes visitors and even provides facilities for free tea and coffee for those who wish to partake. We felt so lucky that we'd taken a wrong turn and found what felt like a hidden gem.
My apologies to those who may have been misled by my title - sorry if you were expecting a story about an iconic 90's girl group and a container for a universal table condiment!
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