Albert Hotel
Travel Blogs from Gloucester
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 ...
Cardiff, Brecon, Tintern and Oxford
Had free breakfast at the hostel. Lots of cereal and toast. Washed up and packed up. Weather had improved from last night's pouring rain. First stop was Caerphilly Castle, built in the 1200s. It had moats with water and proper portcullises and drawbridges. Best thing was that there were signs rather than audio guides, and we were free to roam. Met a Welshman who taught us how to pronounce some Welsh. Bought £1 shampoo from Poundland (way better than our $2 ...