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. 


Please go and visit Amy's blog where there are links to more Five On Friday posts.