Road Trippin' Through the Cotswolds
We started off our travels today by making our way to our friends place near the Birmingham airport. We took the bus as we have National Express West Midlands travel cards for work. She met us at a pub car park and took us back to her place.
We warmed up with some tea, got ready and made our way towards the Cotswolds. They are located throughout several counties.Kenilworth Castle |
We continued toward Cotswolds.
The buildings in the Cotswolds are made of Cotswold stone which gives the towns and villages a unique look to them. We drove through many little towns and villages all with the uniquely coloured stone buildings.
We've made it to Broadway! Broadway is a large village that has a bunch of shops and fancy restaurants.
Thatched Roof. |
Spectacular view |
Loved the open fire pit. |
Afterwards we went back to Broadway to look around and find some lunch. The weather wasn't the greatest so luckily our friend had a spare umbrella for us to share.
We went into a deli and had some lunch. The deli had a bread board with houmous, olives and salad which was pretty good. Somehow we had a feeling that we'd be having a breadboard for lunch since small pubs in villages usually have them as their sole vegan option. It was pretty tasty nonetheless.
After lunch we hit the road again towards Broadway Tower.
Here is the Broadway Tower gift shop where we bought our tickets for the tower. We just made it "by the skin of our teeth" the lady said before selling us our tickets. We got there just before they stopped selling tickets at 4:15.
It was windy, wet and muddy but we braved the elements and made our way to Broadway Tower.
It was a pretty looking tower. We climbed our way to the top.
They had a bit of a museum inside the tower.
We saw some fellow tourists fall in the mud earlier, down near the telescope, before we entered the tower. You can see how muddy it is. We didn't get pictures of their fiasco because it would have been rude to take pictures of them falling down in the mud. We learned from their failure and took extra care not to fall down in the mud. We didn't want to ruin our clothes or get our friends car dirty.
It's quite muddy down there. Be careful. |
There were lots of sheep around the tower. You can see them in the distance.
Good times.
We walked around the town which was pretty nice and we tried to find a place to get some hot drinks but I guess everything shuts down at 5pm in Stow. We had a good time walking around Stow looking at all the cool buildings.
There were a few shops that were still open so we checked them out to see if they had any magnets we liked.
We walked past some tearooms that were closed for the evening.
This is England's oldest Inn apparently. At least that's what their sign says. A lot of Inns in England seem to say the same thing.
There were lots of really cool buildings to see and the sun was setting so it was nice to see the town with their lights on.
We found a hotel that we could sit down and drink some tea at.
We had some tea next to the fire which was needed for warming up and relaxing from all the travelling we did in the day. It was a good end to a nice day trip around the Cotswolds.
Waiting for the train |
We hope you enjoyed our trip to the Cotswolds. It was very beautiful there and we highly suggest a visit.
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I went to Broadway about 12 years ago, and I remember thinking it was a pretty little place. We also went to Warwick Castle when we were in the area, I highly recommend it if you haven't already been.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading and for the comment. Warwick Castle is on our list of places to visit before we leave England. We've heard its beautiful. We loved Broadway, its a cute little town.
DeleteThis reminds me of when I go visit my family from a bigger city. I like your trip how things looks vintage.
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DeleteI always say that I would love to just rent a car and drive around England for a week or two. There are so many neat towns, villages and castles!
ReplyDeleteYes there is so much to see.
DeleteWhat a quaint little town. That castle looks spooky. I would have loved to see the inside as well. I would love to go there.
ReplyDeleteThe Cotswolds are great. Yeah we went in the tower but didn't show the pictures of the inside since it was not super interesting but there is a museum inside. Pictures of museums are never that great.
DeleteWhat a beautiful day trip. i love the phots...the red phone booth reminded me of the time I lived in London. WAY too loud incomparision to the peacful view you share from the tower.
ReplyDeleteFunny that a lot of Inns in England seem to say the same thing about being the oldest...
Yes it was peaceful out there. The Cotswolds is a place that people often go to get away from the big city.
DeleteIt looks like a movie :) I like all the buildings and its style :) it must had been a very nice trip :)
ReplyDeleteWe felt very lucky to see it all.
DeleteWhat a beautiful trip! You have some amazing pics as well :)
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Deletefun trip for you and amazing photos to show for it...
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DeleteI've been here before and this place holds a special and very important place in my heart. Glad you enjoyed your day trip.
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