On Saturday we made our way north towards Cheltenham. On the way we stopped at the Wells cathedral. The cathedral is beautiful and along with the amazing stonework, stained glass windows and ornate carvings, it also contains the second oldest clock in Britain still on use.
From here we drove to Farrington for lunch with neighbours Denise and David. They spend 6 months of the year in England living in the renovated stables at the Manor House. A quick tour of the field near the house showed the destructive work of badgers and moles.
Denise suggested we stop at the Farm Shop to buy something for dinner. The farms are owned by Prince Charles and the produce was first class. I particularly like the signs advising that the produce has 0 food miles!
The apartment in Cheltenham was spacious even if it was in the attic (4 flights of stairs). On Sunday we drove to Cirencester to visit the Roman amphitheatre (underwhelming) and the Corinium Museum (excellent).
The whole town is built over the Roman city. Every time they build a new building they uncover more artefacts. The mosaics in the museum were huge.
We also visited Wotton-under-Edge where Mum’s ancestors the Foxwells came from. Nice little town but no luck finding any evidence of ancestors.
Weather has been cold and drizzly.