Today we visited ruins that dated back 1,700 years. Wenlock Priory is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. The foundation was a part of the Cluniac order, which was refounded in 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery.

Then we walked the extremely quaint and slow-paced town of Munch Wenlock, went to a bakery and strolled the streets.

Next, we walked in the woods on what was an old train track and ended at the fields where Dr. William Penny Brooks held events sporting events that inspired the modern day Olympics.

We ended the day by going to the Wenlock Edge. What makes this area so unique is its underwater history.

This area is made up mainly of limestone – a rock originally formed from crushed shells, saltwater and ancient, tiny sea creatures. These formations were established when this area was about 25/30 degrees south of the equator under a shallow, subtropical sea. At this time (around 425 million years ago) Shropshire was about level with the Seychelles.

The boy’s highlights of the Wenlock Edge was the constant opportunity to pick and eat blackberries.