Final full day in England and I spent it in the home town of the Bard, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Fun side note, there are multiple river Avon in England! Found that out when I tried tracing one of them and realized it did not go through Stratford. I was able to get another combo ticket today. One…

Food market today! I had heard about a food festival happening in the town of Broadway before I flew out so I had added it to my list. The festival was not huge but was still fun to wander through. I also go to wander through the town itself! The afternoon was another castle, Sudeley…

I am now in the Cotswold, known the world over for its quaintness. This morning I was once more able to see Roman ruins at Chedworth Roman Villa. Thankfully, today is an English Heritage Day so the Villa was free to visit! Lunch was great! After lunch I ran into a farm shop called Jolly…

Almost wasn’t able to post today. Fun problems downloading my pictures this evening. Sadly, I left The Swan in Wedmore and head north to the city of Bath. I’ve been looking forward to this day pretty much the whole trip! I’ve never seen a Roman bath with water in it so this was going to…

This morning I headed to the town of Cheddar. Yes, this is where cheddar cheese was invented! However; I did not go for the cheese but for the caves. The town of Cheddar rests at the end of the Cheddar Gorge. A popular hiking area and the largest gorge in England, Cheddar Gorge was created…

This ended up being the most religious of my days so far. I hit up two major religious sites. First are the Bishop’s Palace and Wells Cathedral. Second is the ruin of Glastonbury Abbey. The city of Wells is named for the springs within the boundaries of the Bishop’s Palace. These springs have provided ample…

This morning I headed out from Lynton and began making my way to my next lodging. But before hitting my new hotel, I would visit Knightshayes Court and Garden. Knightshayes Court was built in the mid-1800’s and the original designs were for a fanciful medieval inspired manor. The owners rolled back some of the most…

Sunshine again! While it didn’t last all day I did have sunshine for a good portion of the day today. The bulk of today was sent at the castle and town of Dunster. About 40 minutes east of my lodging, Dunster is another very cute town definitely geared towards the tourist crowd. Parking is a…

I am soaked. It rained for the entire day and today’s excursion was to Tintagel Castle. The castle sits on an island of rock jutting out into the sea. The wind was whipping across the top of the island such that I could not see where I was going as the rain was flying directly…

Traveled near the city of Falmouth to go see the two Tudor era gun forts that protected the bay entrance from French and Spanish warships. Built on either side of the river mouth, Pendennis Castle and St. Mawes Castle were designed so that their fields of fire would overlap any ship trying to go upstream….