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  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 3

    Grosvenor Hotel, Buckingham Palace Rd

    May 19, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Arrived at Gatwick around 4pm and was collected by Carl the driver and his rocket electric Jaguar. It was a sleek scenic hour drive to Central London. The Grosvenor Hotel is well appointed and very well positioned to a host of venues. A short walk was held upon my arrival to check out Victoria bus station in readiness for my trip to Dorset to see Amy. Popped into a local pub for a pint and a burger before heading back to the warmth and comfort of my new digs for the next few days.Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 3

    Dorset Day Trip

    May 19, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Today was an early start as I was off to visit Amy and Spencer in Dorset, a seaside resort on the Southern Coast if England. It’s a 2 hour journey by coach from Victoria Coach Station. The country side is so green and lush. I arrived at Ringwood, a pretty little market village in Hampshire situated about 15mins from Amy’s home which is titled “Woodside” its in the county of Wigbeth, Horton.
    After a guided tour of Amy’s home and seeing all the current building works we were of to Poole Harbour which is a natural harbour on the coast for lunch at Rick Steins seafood restaurant in a town called Sandbanks. It was a lovely day all be it the little rain that fell late in the afternoon.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 4

    Borough Market Eating Tour

    May 20, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Our Borough Market first stop was at Whisky Ginger where we enjoyed a bacon and egg bap in a brioche bun... it needed BBQ sauce but yummy neither the less.

    We then headed off to Bread Ahead to look at the different types of bread they sell and to glance at the doughnuts on display... OMG

    The group was then privileged was a short amount of free time in Borough market, before stopping off for fish and chips at the award winning Fish kitchen where we ate Haddock in a beer batter and Triple Cooked Chips.

    To help the food go down, we enjoyed some more free time at the main side of borough market and this was followed by a sample of the original pork sausage roll courtesy of the Ginger Pig.
    On our route, we passed by Winchester palace, the Golden Hinde and Southwark cathedral. Outside the golden Hinde we tasted some British mead made by the Lyme Bay Winery in Devon.

    We stopped at the Mug House where we had the cheese board which consisted of English Blue Stilton, brie and cheddar, complimented by crackers, grapes and pale ale chutney. We also had a bottle of the Hiver lager and a half pint of the Aspall’s cider.

    Our next stop was by the Tower bridge, where we had the delightful award winning vanilla doughnuts courtesy of Bread Ahead whilst being a lesson on all the strange modern buildings that dotted the River Thames.

    The group then headed off at the Chop house in Butlers wharf where we indulged in sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream and English breakfast tea.
    Fabulous tour❤️    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 6

    London to Stratford Upon Avon to York

    May 22, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    After an early 7.30am start out of busy London our first destination was 160 km North to Stratford-upon-Avon to see its wealth of beautiful black and white timber framed buildings. We visited the home and birthplace of William Shakespeare which was full of interesting memorabilia and artefacts relating to his life. Our second stop for the day and our overnight destination on day 1 of the tour was the historic town of York a further 238km North. We strolled the narrow lanes filled with quaint colourful shops including the Shambles, a maze of twisting and turning streets filled with overhanging timber framed buildings dating back to the 14 century. Another of our stops was to England’s largest medieval cathedral York Minster dating back to the 7th century. Our tour director provided much historical information on a number of buildings and landmarks throughout the day.
    The group of 30 rounded off the day with a delightful dinner at our Hilton hotel.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 7

    York to Edinburgh

    May 23, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    Today’s first leg was 211 km further north from beautiful York to Hadrians Wall. Hadrians Wall once spanned 80 miles from coast to coast, marking the northern frontier to the mighty Roman Empire. Our guide or tour director as he describes himself is named Keith. Keith continued to provide us with dates, figures, names of kings and queens, poetry, poets, conquerors, stories about anything and everything English, Scottish or otherwise... the sad thing is.....it’s all too much to remember ❤️ Shortly after leaving the Wall we stopped to be fed and watered at a quaint English pub titled The Robin Hood. We were indulged with fresh vegetable soup and sandwich’s.. followed by scones and cream.
    From Hadrian’s Wall we travelled a further 102 km to Jedburgh Abbey which is perched high on a hill and absolutely stunning. The Abbey, is a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, and is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders. At the Scottish Boarder where we were greeted by a Scottish bagpiper........what a beautiful sound. A further 72 km north brought us to the beautiful Scottish capital, Edinburgh where we will spend the next two nights. Our hotel Macdonald Holyrood is centrally located to the Royal Mile a beautiful strip of ancient historic buildings.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 8

    Edinburgh

    May 24, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Edinburgh
    From organic medieval and planned Georgian, to neo-classical masterpieces and the über-modern, Edinburgh’s varied architecture creates a ginormous juxtaposing palette of styles.

    In the 12th century (c.1130), King David I, established the town of Edinburgh as one of Scotland's earliest royal burghs, protected by his royal fortress, on the slope below the castle rock.

    And there the day begins!
    We viewed the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official Scottish residence of Her Majesty, the Queen at the end of the Royal Mile. We were then joined by Alan our Scottish guide for the morning who guided us to and through Edinburgh Castle. We were very appreciative to have seen the inspection and changing of the guards on the forecourt of the castle.
    From the castle esplanade you could see a school that was said to inspire J.K Rowling’s.....The Hogwarts.
    After a leisurely lunch with my new found friends we headed for a tour of the Royal Britannia. The ship is berthed in Leith a buzzing port district in Edinburgh. The interior of the vessel was very modest and filled gorgeous photographs of the Royal family, it gave the impression of years of happy memories.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 9

    Loch Lomond to Glasgow

    May 25, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    We headed off from Edinburgh at 8.30am, this seems to be the usual departure time from all our hotels so far which is good as you get a little sleep in and plenty of time to enjoy breakfast.

    We travelled via Bannockburn with a leisurely visit to the tourist centre which provides folks a history lesson on the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn.

    The surrounding grounds of the visitor centre were green and lush and to my happiness, filled with people walking the dogs. We stopped for a photo shot of Stirling Castle and enjoyed the scenery of the Trossachs.

    One of our optional experiences today was a visit to the Medieval Doune Castle. The castle overlooked the beautiful village of Doune and was famous for its association with Monty Python. The castle was also a film location for Game of Thrones and the show Outlander.

    We stopped for a quick bite to eat in the little town of Callender at the local Crown Hotel before traveling along the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond. The weather unfortunately was wet and overcast today so not much time was spent walking. We arrived at Glasgow late in the afternoon, we are staying in central Glasgow at the Radisson Blu hotel.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 10

    Glasgow to the Glorious Lake District

    May 26, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Today is day 5 of the trip and our first stop was Gretna Green. Gretna Green is a parish in the southern county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and is situated on the Scottish side of the borders of Scotland and England. This small Scottish village has become synonymous with romance and runaway lovers. The short visit was masked by grey skies and light showers.
    Our next stop was to visit the grave of William Wordsworth in the picturesque stone built village of Grasmere.
    Grasmere is a beautiful village in the centre of the English Lake District. The village takes its name from the adjacent lake and has had associations with the Lake Poets, one of whom, William Wordsworth, lived in Grasmere for 14 years and called it as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found." It truly was very beautiful.
    The usual 4 suspects, Betty, Vicky, Tracy and myself enjoyed a hearty bowl of soup for lunch at a local eatery before spending some time doing what all women love to do.... shop!!!
    Our last stop for the day and our overnight destination was still within the Lakes District at Windermere. Our optional tour this afternoon was a relaxing cruise on Lake Windermere, the lake offered magnificent views of secluded bays wooded islands and amazing homes. Once we had reached the southern end of the lake we disembarked for nostalgic ride in a steam train along the banks of the river Leven to Haverthwaite Station.
    The group enjoyed dinner and drinks at MacDonald Old England Hotel before all turning in for another night.    Read more

  • TravelerMarcelle Carbon
    Day 11

    Lakes District to Cardiff, Wales

    May 27, 2019 in Wales ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    Day 6
    Today was an epic 416km drive from Windermere to Cardiff, Wales.
    Our first stop was ancient Ludlow, said to be one of England’s most attractive towns.
    Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England, 28 miles south of Shrewsbury and 23 miles north of Hereford. Ludlow is the largest town in South Shropshire.
    The town of Ludlow is surrounded by around 500 listed buildings or heritage buildings all contributing to Ludlow’s unique character.
    We visited a local market which took place at Castle Square. There was a mix of brick brac and farmers market selling exquisite local produce.
    Lunch, a ham baguette and a pint of ale was had at the local Rose and crown before we were back on the bus heading south for Wales.
    We arrived in southern Wales around 4pm and headed to Cardiff for our tour of Cardiff Castle.
    The castle was started by the Romans some 2000 years ago, a refurbishment was done in the 1800s and it can only be described as outrageous to opulent, bogus to possibly brilliant. Architect William Burgess was said to have smoked his opium pipe too much and that is truly obvious as you walked through. The building has influences that include Arab and Islamic art, Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales and even Aesop’s fables. It was certainly the most colourful castle I have ever been too!
    The Main Street outside the castle was closed as The Spice Girls are in town.... pleasure to thousands of screaming teens. I don’t think we have been to a town yet that hasn’t diverted our coach for a host of reasons. So...we all enjoyed the short walk from the castle to our Hotel, The Clayton.
    Tonight we are heading out to a Welsh dinner at the Millennium Centre. Were entertainment will be Welsh singers, enchanting music and Welsh stories.    Read more

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