The Cotswolds - Sunday 10th May

 Hi all

Today is our last full day in beautiful Bath, so after dropping Holly off at the Badminton Horse Trails, we headed north to the Cotswolds villages.

First stop was the town of Cirencester, which 2000 years ago was a major Roman city. Not much sign of the Romans today, but it is a lovely town for a coffee stop and explore.


Complete with a lovely old Abbey that, luckily, Henry the eighth managed to leave intact.



Unfortunately, the Roman museum was closed for Sunday and we did find the ancient Roman Amphitheatre, however this has been pilfered over the centuries and now is represented by a lumpy field. After coffee we set of to explore some of the smaller Cotswolds villages starting with:

Chipping Campden


We expect this lovely town hasn’t changed much in 500 years apart for the cars - parking was at a premium.



All that walking and taking in the heritage was a thirsty business, so thank you to the old Lygon Arms pub we managed to find a lovely local cider, but more importantly probably the best Sunday roast ( beef and chicken), with all the trimmings that you could ever ask for.


Two very happy and very full people then hit the road for:

Upper and Lower Slaughter 



A nice drive through the country lanes to this dual village that is relatively untouched and very quaint.



After that it was time to pick Holly up at Badminton about an hour south, then on to Bath for our last dinner in the town. If Felicity and Norm can fit another morsel in!

Off to Dublin in the morning for more adventure.

Love from Norm, Holly and Felicity.


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