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Travel Blogs from Upton upon Severn
Foggy Worcester
Well the morning woke to a very frosty start of the day so we headed off to the city of Worcester and was a very foggy and frosty trip all the way with the hedges and trees all frosted......on the way we had to dodge a couple of large male deers as they scooted across the road.......we arrived in ...
Cotswolds
... explore than expected, and so we decided to have another go at Blenheim Palace. Stopped back at Stow for a pasty from the bakery opposite the hostel. Realised on our way to Woodstock where Blenheim is that it had snowed in the area overnight. The entrance to Blenheim was stunning. The palace, a world heritage site, is the only building not owned by the royal family or by the church to be titled a palace. Besides that ...
Bourton on the Water
Well today we ventured off to the popular tourist attraction of Bourton on the Water.......a very popular village for tourists to go and explore the array of gift stores and coffee shops that line the stream that flows through the middle of the ...
Oxford, Stow-on-the-Wold
... But very peaceful now. Had quick peeks at the visitors' centre and a local second-hand book shop. Walked a few kilometres to a nearby town called Broadwell before walking back. This area is famous for its very English countryside. Stopped back in Stow for a home roasted triple shot flat white and wifi. Had some time off at the hostel. Dinner of sausage mash and veges at The Queens's Head on the opposite side of the ...
Stratford Visit
Today we went to Stratford and it was a damp cool day.......when we arrived we thought it was a ghost town as there were not many people around unlike when we visited in the summer time last year.........we looked around the various shops and had a lovely morning tea as you will see by the pics........after that we went home and at 7pm we went to the village green in Aynho and saw the lighting of the xmas ...