Orford castle - Woodbridge

 Orford castle 

Date:  January 2022

Location: Woodbridge

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

the first stop today on our little travels was this lovely little castle in Woodbridge, it took about 2 hours to get here, once we parked up outside the castle we took a little wonder up to the castle, once we were inside we spent a good hour just looking around the little floors the castle it self is a very different layout to many castles I have been to in the past but was very interesting to say the lest.

it said that the castle is built around 1165/ 1173 by henry II , the castle is described as one of the most remarkable keeps

castle acre castle - Norfolk

 Castle acre castle

Date:  January 2022

Location:  Norfolk

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

this was the 3rd location of the day, and by the time we arrived it was starting to get a lot colder but we parked up and took a walk to the castle, once we arrived ( about 5 mins from the carpark ) there were a few groups of family there taking a look at the castle/dog walkers ( this a free site ) .

this site not very big and we were there for no longer than about 20/25 mins

its said that the castle was founded after battling of hastings, it also said a good  example of a motte-and-bailey castle

just up from the castle is the castle acre priory so worth checking out if you're in the area.

Leiston Abbey - Suffolk

Leiston Abbey 

Date:  January 2022

Location:  Suffolk

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

This was our second exploration of the day, a little English heritage site that was hidden in the middle of nowhere almost in a very small village -  once we arrived there we had the whole site to are self pretty much with no one else really around,  it was a lovely site to visit - just a little disappointed as a some of it was also fenced off but that expected with some of these sites, 

it said that this site back dates to mid 14th century , it also said it was meant to be the most impressive monastic ruins in Suffolk.  it also said in 1380 there was a fire on the site, but that building did get rebuilt

Mad Jack Fuller Pyramid - East Sussex

 Mad Jack Fuller Pyramid 

Date:  January 2022

Location:  East Sussex

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

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the mad jack fuller pyramid was just a little random drive into east Sussex, as we wanted something to to go and explore and i remember about the pyramid - once we got there we park up took a slow walk to the pyramid as well taking a look around things on the churchyard,  it was pretty amazing to see a huge 25ft pymarid in middle of a church graveyard - on the pyramid door there was a notice about what it was and who it belonged to.

it said that the pyramid is 25ft tall and was being built 11 years before mad jack fuller had originally died as it said he wanted to be remembered,  the site is also grade II Listed ,  it said that MAD jack fuller was born in 1757 and died in 1834