Ludlow Castle

Woke late due to having curtains an inch thick which shut out all light - at least, that's the excuse - but they were so gracious and cooked us breakfast anyway. The usual English breakfast, with everything, that makes you feel as though you'll never want lunch. Robert, who runs this in partnership with Willem from South Africa and his English wife …

... the river and the Mill and across the Bridge. Lots of ducks and ducklings. Readers of The Sunne in Splendour will recall this castle, market square and bridge. Then up the other side and we kept wandering for a bit.... Finally we wandered into the Rose ...

... up across from the church. Around the corner was the oldest house in Ludlow. I headed toward the pick up area which was near the Ludlow Castle. I had decided not to go in, since I wanted time to eat and sight see the town. I did take some pictures of ...

... so Ray took the MG - sports. Pretty flash, huh?  Was nice driving along the country roads in the open air.  Ludlow is a very quaint, typically English village.  It just blows me away the amount of history in these places.  The other ...

... opposite which was equally bijou and interesting, before climbing back in the wagon for the last leg towards Ludlow. A deviation into Bishop's Castle was also interesting, this area although basically a farming area, is steeped in history, with Offa's ...

We all spend the morning having a look around Ludlow – the still substantial castle ruins and St Laurence's church (a must do, given Chris & Russell’s relationship!, but its a fabulous old church with a wonderfully decorative interior), ...

... to village. Everything is stone and ought out of a story book. Raining not giving up but we decided to do a tour through old Castle. Al tried archery and I couldn't feel my fingers. Walked around then started tour. Tour lady stood in the rain with big ...

... I had sat in a car for almost two hours.  The trip was to be to a small town with a castle, a requirement I believe for any trip to England.  Ludlow was chosen because it also happened to have a great butcher shop.  But on ...