Years ago, it was popular to have a print of John Constable’s famous painting “The Haywain” above the fireplace, and I always thought it was awful, and he must be a rubbish painter. However, about 25 years ago I went to the National Gallery in London, and saw the original, which is beautiful, and ever since then I have wanted to visit this area. It is lovely – the countryside makes you feel as though you are walking through Constable’s paintings. There are lot of medieval villages with half timbered houses and sagging roofs. Imagine a cross between a Constable landscape and Downton Abbey plus roads and traffic!
