A Day With Shakespeare
We went into Stratford-Upon-Avon for the day in Acorn. Visited Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s New Place & Shakespeare’s Birthplace.
Leamington Spa into Warwick
We spent a few hours moving from Leamington Spa to Warwick today. Both merge into the other really. Did our first two double locks on our own. Had a walk around Warwick Town Centre and there was a fun fair on throughout the streets. Visited The Lord Leycester: the website states – “in 1571 Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I’s favoured courtier, established a community of Master and Brethren in the…
Oxford Canal Between Bridges136 and 124
Oxford Canal Between Bridges136 and 124. Monday 9th October 2024.* *NOTE: Some camera shake – sorry – I am currently experimenting with the best place/way to position the camera to reduce this.
Palin & Wade
First thing we went to a presentation by Sir Michael Palin about his new book “My Uncle Harry”… a fascinating talk about his relative – Henry William Bourne Palin who died in the battle of the Somme. Every audience member was given a signed copy of the book. In the afternoon we visited the Cotswold village of Broadway and then went to Snowshill Manor – the property of the very…
Edward Adrian Wilson – The Frozen Continent
Our original reason for visiting Cheltenham was to visit The Wilson Museum. They had launched the Frozen Continent exibition with some amazing artifacts from the Wilson Family collection.