Goddard Arms
Travel Blogs from Swindon
Cotswolds
... the stories of the Marlboroughs. It was awful. The script was cheesy, the timing slow. The automatic doors trapped you in the tour for the full 35 minutes. Besides this though, the palace was breathtaking, and well worth the admission. Went back to Stow as the sun set. Had dinner at the hostel, which for tonight had been included in our rent. Sausages and mash with plenty of veges again. Did the washing and read for a ...
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
... past the Radcliffe Camera. Had a peak inside the OUP bookstore. Left Oxford early to go past Woodstock. Couldn't go into Blenheim Palace, which closes on Tuesdays. Only saw the big memorial column from the road. Equally pretty is Stow-on-the-Wold, where we parked our car and dropped off our bag. It was in the market square here where the Royalists were finally defeated in the First Civil War, with 200 slaughtered in the ...
Demolishing the past
... right in their estimate. Now Swindon's deserted college is being clawed down by massive JCBs. I think it is quite spectacular to walk by each day and watch it disappear, and apparently there are others who watch during the day, I've been told that hoses are used to limit the spread of potentially harmful dust, ...
A start to a new chapter in life
... was something i always wanted to do and liked to do and will use this road trip to get back to the lost love of penning down my trip details.
So with plans in place and places to see as they come, i am all set to start my road trip in few weeks. Will keep on posting details and updates on the trip regularly.
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking