Tuesday, 27 May 2008

The Cotswolds

Hiya!

It´s been another Bank Holiday Weekend here, so I´ve been doing a bit more sightseeing. On Sunday, I went to The Cotswolds. My first stop was Chipping Campden, where the main street is lined by golden brick terraced houses, and there are thatched roof cottages in the sidestreets. There is a Market Hall in the main street which dates back to 1627.
The Market Hall

A pig roast
I had another roast lunch (this one was lamb) at one of the restaurants in Chipping Campden then headed to the next town, Broadway.

I spent most of my time in Broadway looking in the Old Fashioned Sweet Shop, and some of the gift shops which line the main street.By the time I got to Stow-on-the-Wold, the shops were starting to close, so I spent just a short time there, walking around the market square and down a couple of the sidestreets.
The Market Square
I then hopped back in the car and drove the short distance to Lower and Upper Slaughter.

There wasn´t really anywhere that I could see to park in Upper Slaughter, so I just parked the car in Lower Slaughter and had a quick walk around the (from what I could see, very small) village.The options that I had after The Slaughters, was to either head back to my flat, or try and find a B&B somewhere to stay the night and do some more sightseeing in the area today. It was pretty wet and a little cold this weekend, so in the end I decided just to head back to the flat.

No comments: