Oxford and Wells 8-9 May

 Hi all,

A couple of day trips to remember. On Friday we all took the local GWR train to the University city Oxford, a little over an hour from Bath.

Oxford


The fine weather gave plenty of time to ramble around this fantastic city. Our first stop was at the Ashmolean Museum, with its outstanding collection of antiquities which are said to rival the best collections in the UK. Including this original marble of Augustus.


A walk around the city was a must, taking in many of the street views that we remember from the Endeavour and Morse TV series.


Unfortunately, it is exam time in Oxford and the colleges were closed to visitors, however we had a great time nonetheless.

After a great stroll around the town, and the necessary visit to the college church, we had earned a hearty lunch at the Kings Arms pub - we weren’t disappointed, friendly service and great food. Then back on the train to Bath in the afternoon for a lay down.

Wells

On Saturday we split up as a travel team and dropped Holly off at the Badminton Horse Trails - one of the best equestrian events on the international calendar. Felicity and Norm headed back south to the cathedral town of Wells.

It is a small town (city because it has a Cathedral), but good things come in small packages and we enjoyed our exploration of the town with its Saturday market in full swing. A spot of lunch before we headed off to explore the Cathedral. Which was a small error as the adjacent Bishops Palace closed at 1pm for a private function - how rude! We did get to see the exterior and the magnificent gardens though.




Then we did get to see the Wells Cathedral in all its glory. Huge is the only word that can describe this edifice - which commenced its life in the 12th Century and had its heyday when the Bishop of Bath essentially ruled England as he was regent to the young Henry 3rd.




After a good exploration of the Main Street it was time to say farewell to Wells and head back up the A4 to pick Holly up at Badminton. 


More exploration of the South East tomorrow, and another day at Badminton for Holly.

All our love from the Travellers.

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