Village Geology in Hertfordshire (Ashwell) – for GeoWeek

Leader:  Mike Howgate

Meeting up at the lych-gate of St. Mary’s church Ashwell at 10.30 am.

Morning:  Visit to this  ‘ clunch’ church with its famous graffito of the Black Death and a devastating storm in the Middle Ages.  Followed by a walking tour of the village including the Chalk springs with their ‘Ice Age fauna’, a lock-up built of ‘clunch’ blocks and a Wichert/Cobb thatched wall.

There are two decent pub for lunch.

Afternoon: The village museum ( small charge) has a small but interesting geological collection.   Possibility of a walk to Ashwell Chalk pit or cars to Steeple Morden quarry.