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Broad Chalke, Wiltshire

Broad Chalke in South Wiltshire, is a picturesque village about 9 miles south west of Salisbury. Water cress has been grown in Broad Chalke by the same family since 1880, the natural spring water that filters down from the surrounding hills makes for ideal growing conditions, and those same hills make for some exhilarating cycling, and satisfyingly exhausting walking, or so I'm told - I took my all-terrain mobility scooter! There's a handy village shop and cafe, called the Chalke Valley Stores, in the former United Reformed Church, and pub, the Queen's Head Inn, and the thatched cottages that abound in the village are a delight.

Beyond Yew Tree Cottage, circa 1700, in Broad Chalke you see a cob (mud and straw) wall with a protective thatch coping (capping).

Watercress beds in Broad Chalke

Watercress beds in Broad Chalke

All Saints Anglican Church Broad Chalke

Reddish House, South Street, Broad Chalke, early C18, Grade II Listed.

Registration 618 UXK. Citroën. Model, 11 B. 1949

Clear watercress beds in Broad Chalke

Tudor Cottage, Broad Chalke, 17th Century, Grade II Listed.