So much for having...

...a restful week off work.

After dashing around getting the car serviced and then a trip to KwikFit to get a tyre sorted, I decided to take myself off to Wat Tyler park late Monday afternoon to see if it was any cooler (the park is near the river Thames) but if anything, the heat was still building.

There was a bit of a breeze so I went for a walk with my camera...

...beautiful blue skies and fluffy white clouds. Isn't it strange that a 180 turn showed the sky to be a very different shade...

 ...but still lovely to look at.

The Wat Tyler park is on the site of one of the many munition factories that were based along the Thames (easy access for transport by water) but is now a site where a number of historic buildings have been relocated.

The visitor centre has been built in the style of one of the munitions buildings and is located next to what appears to be a large village green...

 ...there are cottages and stables...

 ...surrounding the green and at certain times of the year some are open to the public...

...Blunt's Cottage is often used for story telling during the Halloween ghost walks...

...as you can see, Basildon Council acquired this property for the grand sum of 50p when Stansted airport needed it to be moved so they could expand.
The 'green' was originally the site of a number of munitions sheds...

 ...making things like dynamite.
Just across the road from the 'green' is the mini railway line that runs around the site...

...believe it or not, this is actually called "Holly Cottage station" as it is one of the stops where visitors can get off the train to have a wander.

I have a lot more photos to show you from my wander so do pop back for the rest...............................................................