Back to Beauvais

Travelled:99km
Visited: Lyons la Foret
Stay: Beauvais-aire, free parking and services GPS N49°25.455' E2°04.810'

We had a lovely stroll along the Seine River in Oissel before a yummy bacon and egg breakfast. 

Fully fortified we headed off to Lyons-la-Forêt, classified as one France's most beautiful villages. It is here that Henri I, King of England, died in 1135. It also has the largest and densest beech forest in Europe that was a popular hunting ground for the Kings of France. We spent a pleasant time strolling around the village. In the centre place, under Les Halles the market was in full swing with people lining up for their regional products. From here we admired the half timbered houses built mainly in the 17th and 18th century. We ventured down to Saint Denis's church and listened to the 12pm bells ringing. On the way back we went to the site where three watermills used to generate the villages' electricity until WWII. We also looked in the few 'antique' shops on the way back to Bluey. 

Then it was time to go to Beauvais to do our washing before stopping in the aire and doing some 'organising' for Blueys hibernation. After dinner we went to the lookout nearby to admire the view of the city.