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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Gloucestershire » Thornbury July 22nd 2021

We had a full day to just be in the moment. We could walk to the town of Thornbury but we chose to stay put and enjoy the castle. After breakfast we asked to staff to set up the croquet for us. They put the croquet set out letting us set it up as we wished. We played croquet going one direction then returning the opposite direction, free for all, going one direction and hitting a flag to win, resetting the hoops another way. At one point we heard a bagpipe player close by and went to see what it was all about. It turned out that there was a church next door to the castle that we had not even noticed and a person was playing the bagpipes in the church cemetery. There was a ... read more
The Church is in the foreground and the castle on the left
Gate built for King Henry VIII to use to access the church from the castle
High tea with Bloody Mary looking down on us and George in his suit of armor

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Gloucestershire » Thornbury April 4th 2018

More driving around Cornwall today (no, we haven't done enough(?)). Headed first for Port Isaac - where Doc Martin is filmed, but can't get near the town, cars not allowed. (Maurice decided to walk down the hill for a closer look.) Then on to Padstow, where Rick Stein has his restaurant, cooking school and fish & chip shop. And just like all the other seaside villages, there is nowhere to park. They all seem to have a park and ride facility (with a car park on the edge of town), but they only seem to operate in summer. All of these little villages have been really crowded, I guess it is English school holidays, but it is cold! Hate to see what they would be like in summer. Eventually, Maurice drops Kate & I off, and ... read more
Padstow
Thornbury Castle
Four Poster Bed




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