Barges, Water & Wheels

Well what to do with a lovely autumn day? Go and utilise the National Trust membership and go visit some of the local sites not yet perused by my blue eyes!
So it was off in the car to see Dapdune Wharf and Shalford Mill.
What wonderful sites they are!
First off was Dapdune Wharf.. old smithy's, cottages, cranes and barges being restored. Plus a boat trip to and from Guilford... learning how Guildford was named (golden ford), how prisoners walked a 'hamster wheel' to power a crane, and that Lewis Carroll came to visit his five unmarried sisters in Guilford, caught a cold and died there - a delightful Alice and sister watching the white rabbit statue. Also spotted a couple of pubs that will require further investigation!
Then off to Shalford Mill... an eighteenth century mill, though one has been on the site since before the Doomsday Book, four storeys of wood, cogs, pulleys, ladders and history! Our guide was enthusiastic and I'm sure could have spoken about mills for days!
Gave us a couple of suggestions for other places to visit, noted and to be visited soon!