Ayot Saint Lawrence Travel Guide

 Willettsworld Says:  This large house dates from the mid 18th century and was once home to Sir Lyonel Lyde who had part of the old church dismantled so to obstruct his view from this house. Today, the house is home to private residents. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This old pub, parts of which date to the 14th Century, was a stop-off point for pilgrims on their way to St Albans Abbey. A local legend suggests a tunnel exists from the pub to the Chapel or to the ruined church in the village, which is most likely a memory of the route... 

 Willettsworld Says:  These lovely cottages across the road from the Old Church probably date from the 16th century. 

 Willettsworld Says:  The building of which only the ruins stand today was the parish church of Ayot St Lawrence from around 1150 until the mid 1770's. According to local tradition, the explanation of the present condition of the church is that Sir Lyonel Lyde, who was Lord of the Manor, decided... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Shaw is known to have written many of his major works in a secluded, home-built revolving hut located at the bottom of his garden. It was originally his wife, Charlotte's, summer house but which was annexed by Shaw and where he found the peace he needed to write. The hut is... 

 Willettsworld Says:  The garden was extended in 1920, when Shaw bought land from his friend Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and now totals 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres). Shaw took little direct interest in what was grown, leaving many decisions to his head gardener. But, 'he was very fond of his garden -used... 

 Willettsworld Says:  One of the highlights of Shaw's Corner is this Oscar that was awarded to him in 1938 for his screenplay adaptation of the 1913 play Pygmalion. He didn't collect it in person. As you can see it’s been well handled with the bear metal showing through. It's also been tarnished... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Shaw's Corner was the home of the famous Irish playright George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until the death in 1950. It's now a historic National Trust property that's open to the public where the rooms remain pretty much how they were when Shaw lived there. The garden contains...