Friday 18 March 2016

Thatch!


Time for Five On Friday and once again I am linking with Amy from Love Made My Home blog.


Yesterday we undertook, what was for us, a new walk which is always exciting. We started off in the village of Longparish and the first part of the walk took us through the little hamlet of Forton - what a pretty little place this is full of quaint thatched chocolate box cottages so I thought I would show you five of them today.



inglenook Cottage


Lovely to see the traditional countryside craft of thatching being carried out


Think the thatcher is kept busy around these parts with all the thatched properties


Test View Cottage - a traditional Hampshire brick and flint cottage


Sirrah Cottage


All different but with such character

I have always loved thatched houses and cottages and we are lucky as there are several in the villages close to us although I am not sure I would like to live in one - the cost of re-thatching is extremely expensive as you are paying for a skilled craft and there is unfortunately also quite a fire risk so I am sure the insurance is through the roof. I was lucky enough to stay in my Great Aunt's and Uncle's thatched farmhouse in another village not far from these cottages many times during my childhood and I think that is why I so love to see these pretty cottages. 


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19 comments:

  1. Such beautiful cottages, Jan! Thank you for sharing!
    I so envy you for the view shown in your header photo. :)
    Have a great weekend! xx

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  2. What a beautiful collection. There are quite a few thatched cottages in villages near me (north Leicestershire) and I always love to see the thatchers at work. Very skilled work, as you say.

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  3. Can't beat a good old fashioned thatched roof, thanks for sharing these great photo's. Have a wonderful Weekend

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  4. Those cottages with their roofs are adorable! Have a lovely weekend!

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  5. Jan what a beautiful five, such wonderful cottages. I love the thatch but like you would be reluctant to live in one. However you cannot deny the skill that goes into the craft and the overall beauty of a thatched roof. Have a great weekend.

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  6. Oh I love a thatched cottage and we have some lovely ones on the Wirral too. We have stayed in quite a few all over the country on various holidays, I love the idea of them too but worry about committing to one permanently ha! I love your pictures, so very English. Have a great weekend xx

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  7. It's facinating watching the thatcher at work isn't it? I love the thatched cottages, they are so pretty but like you I don't think I'd want to live in one. Have a lovely weekend:)

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  8. You saw some lovely old thatched cottages on your walk. My favourite is the brick and flint one. The thatcher's craft is a skilled one and it's interesting to watch the work being done. I hope you have a good weekend and week.

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  9. Ive always fancied living in a thatched cottage although I would probably worry about all the little creatures living in the thatch. Those cottages look fabulous and lovely to be so near where you live. Have a lovely weekend. B X

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  10. So pretty and how fun to have them nearby. I never thought of the fire hazard, but they are pretty to look at!

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  11. Paying through the roof ha ha! Aren't they beautiful, they look so cosy. I like the brick and flint combination too, it reminds me of Winchester Cathedral café. x

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  12. A beautiful village! You must really enjoy walking there and seeing all of the different pretty cottages. Thatchers really are amazing with the work they produce aren't they. Thank you for taking part in Five On Friday, hope you have a good weekend and a good Easter! xx

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  13. Beautiful craft and chocolate box cottages here. I used to live in a thatched cottage and it was very special, but a bit of a money pit! The thatch if done properly lasts at least 50 years (our one was about 80 years old), and you have the occasional ridge and neaten up. Surprisingly, fire is not that much of a threat as it is so tightly packed. It's when it is loose that it becomes a problem. It's more of a maintenance issue but our insurance was actually cheaper than a normal house. Boy, do I miss that place! Have a wonderful weekend xx

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  14. Lovely post. My mother in law lives in a thatched cottage and like you I love them but prefer to visit them than own one

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  15. Love thatched cottages, we've rented a couple to stay in while in England and it just felt so English.

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  16. Oh gosh, I really enjoyed this post of the various cottages and yes! Lovely to see the thatched roofs still. Reminds me of some darling ones over in Norwich where my mother used to live. She now resides in Yorkshire with my sister, on the seaside. lovely blog, Jan. :)

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  17. They are so charming....
    Lovely pictures!

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  18. What an interesting post, Jan! I've always loved thatched cottages and have many of the David Winter replicas sitting on my mantle :) How interesting that the roofs are such different colors, too!

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  19. Such gorgeous cottages, although my husband always claims that he'd prefer to live in a house with larger windows that looks out onto the thatched cottages! Have a very Happy Easter. xx

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