Warwick to Avebury

My apologies for the blog last night we are now in Avebury and they have no phone or wi fi excepted at theRedLion pub which we are at tonight.

Yesterday we visited Warwick Castle and Mill Gardens before leaving for Avebury. Magnificent Castle and so much history.

We came through Marborough on a toilet stop and decided because it was so close and shopping looked excellent we would visit today before going to Roude village to see caen hill locks - 29 lochs and had visions of JUdy and Robyn releasing those lochs. Omg.

Lunch was at limes farm yesterday -beautiful.

Came home and rested before pub. Will not hold up anyone tonight so will finish later on trip. We are in 400 yr old thatch cottage. A 8th man used to live in it and he joined the circus as a (freak). The cottage with me as 5.3rd person have to duck to get in so god help him but it is in the Church Grave Yard.
We had our own friendly ghost Elizabeth and now at pub we have florrie the ghost at the Red LIon.


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Warwick Castle


Living room Castle


Lunch at Limes Farm


Bletchley Park- 2nd world war. Code breakers


Our cottage in grave yard


A ghost looking through the window- alas Elizabeth





Rowed lochs

Location:Marlborough,United Kingdom

Our mission today to find a gravestone in Wyndham

This blog Will today be short and hopefully sweet. I am as sick as a dog been coughing all day and quite unwell.

We left Mill Street at ten past 8 and arrived home at 7.20 a very long day but went through some amazing countryside. We stopped for Morning Tea and wander in shops and back on road arriving at the Abbey at 3.00. Five of us combed the graves and Shirley visited the office but no luck. The graves are so old and in lots of areas couldn't read. We were looking for Kerrison but it was spelt a couple of ways. The abbey was beautiful and those are the things that made the trip worthwhile for us all.

We sopped for late lunch and hurried home on Motorway before peak traffic. At one stage we were 60miles from London

I've retired early tonight in hope of feeling better tomorrow. My book with all towns visited is in car so please excuse till tomorrow.

Morning Tea with clotted Cream






Interesting if we dare complain.






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Location:Mill St,Warwick,United Kingdom

Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon Avon

Early rise and then a walk to the local shops and a well deserved coffee - should see the steep streets I should have started training months ago. But in saying that I would put up with the pain to experience the beauty of the village.

Warwick is a historic town dominated by a magnificent castle which overlooks River Avon. The castle dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. Our cottage is like as far as it used to be to walk up Bimbadeen drive from the house to the castle. Mr whippy seems to be a permanent fixture in the street.

After our walk this morning we climbed in the trusty Ford Galaxy and travelled the couple of miles to Leamington Spa. We again walked the streets -they is beauty in every street. After two hours and via Tesco (supermarket) we dived home before traveling to Stratford on Avon.

Stratford is the birth place of England greatest poet and playwright William Shakespeare and his house still stand today as does his wife Anne Hathaways home.

Five very weary soles returned to Mill Street for the usual Gin before Joan and Elizabeth cooked up a storm in the kitchen.

Another big day is planned for tomorrow - watch this space!




- Warwick -in every village we have visited baskets adorn the street like this and all living!



Leamington Spa


Anne Hathaways Cottage.


Another beautiful example of the building in the street.


The Town Hall in Stratford

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Location:Mill St,Warwick,United Kingdom

Faugh to Warwick

Well up early and another fabulous Breakfast before heading to Penrith for Morning Tea where we met up with Joan and Paul sons father in law. Hope that makes sence. We left there shortly after 11.30 and drove another 200 miles to Warwick.

Our accommodation just seems to get better. We arrived shortly after 3.00 to the Shakespeare Holiday Cottage where we are staying 3 days. OMG again amazing. Around the corner is a Castle and over the road the grave yard.

We have everything here and managed to pour a couple of stiff gins and sit out the back in court yard in 20degree heat! And then some one dared we go up the street to shop and get food. Jeanette was plating the feet. Elizabeth had poured half a glass of gin before the tonic and ice and I had had two!

Needless to say it's now 9.30 had dinner and now laying back in bed writing the blog. Will include a few more photos today of Penrith, Warwick.





- Penrith



Where we had coffee in Penrith





The first right door on left is our accommodation



Shirley cooking dinner



Paul amongst the washing in back yard moving on from gin to wine.



For those of you that are wondering if I ate haggis, neets and tatters the answer is no this is the closest I got to Black pudding in the window of a shop in Dingwell. The butcher won the Scottish Champion Black Pudding for 2010.

Location:Mill St,Warwick,United Kingdom

Inverness to Faugh

What a long but beautiful drive. We were up and waiting in Dining room at 8 for breakfast. Breakfast was amazing as the B and B except for a s one it kept us going till 7 this evening. Left around 9 and went towards Dingwall a place close to Paul the home of his ancestors. A delightful town expected to stay half hour but 2hours later left to travel to Loch Ness it was such a beautiful place no sign of the monster but just rolling hills with the hint of heather and of course water falls asending down the hills.

As we passed through Loch LInnhe we were in massive traffic jam couldn't work out the problem and as the car in front moved off we where confronted by a very old man on a motor scooter! He certainly wasn't fazed by anything just waved as we passed. Reminded me of the man on the Tasman Bridge.

We stopped at Bealy for toilet stop and finally passed through the outskirts of Glasgow to arrive at Faugh just out of Carlisle in the county of Cumbria around 6.30 this evening.

What a delight it is so peaceful a little out of town with most magnificent history and the String of Horses didn't let us down as we arrived as a Horse and cart was pulled up to the front door.

Met for GIn and tonic in Paul and Joans room before going to the Dining room.

The meals were oh oh so nice I had a Marocon Lamb tagine. So spicy and nice.

Tomorrow we are going to Plymouth before going to Warick for 3 days to catch up with my relatives - grave yard stuff although today we followed a truck how had on the rear the name Slater. The owners of the Hotel are Colin and Jill Ramsay I am wondering if they are relatives of my cousin?

Till tomorrow I say goodnight.




-Accomodation Inverness


Breakfast at Inverness


Main Street of Dingwall


Loch Ness


.? Family truck


Dinner at Faugh


The String of Horses

Location:Warren Hill,,United Kingdom

Dundee to Inverness

Omg when downloading my photos from today I pressed the wrong button and lost the lot I am so cross with myself. We had had such a beautiful drive from Dundee to Inverness and had been snap happy all the way. We had gone to St. Andrews golf course and taken photos for Richard and taken such good shots of Monadhliath Mountains, and Blair Athol, and some of Inverness but will repeat those quickly tomorrow morning. We have such a drive tomorrow through to Carlisle approx 400kil.

Last night at Dundee and today at Inverness the accommodation as been the best we have had. Took some photos but as you know that is another story. Our vehicle is performing well and slips along nicely. Paul does most of the driving while Elizabeth acts as navigator along with Sheila (the GPS)
We gave her the name on the first day and whilst on occasions she has been a little troublesome and consistently tells Paul to slow down she is certainly helping to get us around this great country.

Joan(Pauls wife), Shirley and I sit in the back and enjoy the country side.
We certainly have aplenty to keep us busy on the way.

I will endeavor to include a couple of photos from past days as I close till next time.

Jeanette






Taken in York


Our accommodation in York - carrying the cases up to the third floor








The church where Princess Anne daughter was married just a few mins from where we stayed in Edinburugh.

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Location:Telford St,Inverness,United Kingdom

Edinburgh to Dundee

Well back again -finally got into our booked accommodation in Edinburgh for the second night it was a very nice 3bedroom,3bathroom, 4toilet apartment very close to the action. Gave us time to catch up with washing etc as had wonderful facilities.
The owner of the apartment has transposed phone number and we kept getting engaged signal but he gave it to us on second night for nothing!

This morning we left by 10 and headed to Dundee via Perth. Another beautiful place and was introduced to my first Marks and Spencer experience. Still trying to buy a 3G prepaid for iPad. Wi fi in accommodation is hopeless have to log on to spectrum and usely costs 5pound for 1hr soon goes.

Just had a nice meal in adjoining restaurant and now I am in the lap of luxury in my king size bed plus single on my own as I haunt found my man in a kilt yet or at least one that comes up to my standards! Most men in Scottish shops wear one and they look lovely.

We leave tomorrow via St James golf course to Inverness and the loch ness monster. Staying overnight in Inverness before moving on down to cotswalds etc.

Well my hour will soon be up. Xx

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Heath in fields as we passed by.


Bridge in Perth


Shirley and I in edinburugh

Location:Lawers Dr,Dundee,United Kingdom