Gatwick Airport

Now it's just a matter of sitting still for about 27 hours on a tin tube traveling at about 900kmph.
Now it's just a matter of sitting still for about 27 hours on a tin tube traveling at about 900kmph.
Our last city visited is Oxford with it's magnificent universities and colleges of learning. We did another walking tour around the city then headed out for a brief recce of Blenheim Palace. A great day for our final adventure in England. It's hard to believe our European adventure has come to anRead more
Today's destination is the ancient Roman city of Bath. What surprised us was the natural beauty of the city with it's wide streets, well developed fauna and trees throughout the city. We decided to do our own walking tour around the city (a saving of 14 pounds on HOHO bus). The city is compactRead more
Cirenester cathedral is famous for its external buttocks! So we went to see them. Then off on a whirlwind tour if the Cotswold villages, The most popular bring Bourton on Water. Then home via Cheltenham with it's beautiful houses and parks and Gloucester with it's famous cathedral. A choir with fullRead more
Neville painted beautiful Burton-on-the-Water for us after one of our visits to the village. It hangs in our lounge. You need to visit !
We left London for quieter pace and came to the Cotswolds area and the beautiful village of Bradford. There we spent some days with Mel and Val Newth.
We went to two musicals, Joseph and Come from Away which is from Broadway USA. We also visited the Imperial war museum and took the elevator to the Sky Garden on London's walkie talkie! We attended Evensong at st Paul's which was very enjoyable.
Greenwich has much to see do. The Observatory and meridian line with it's history of clocks and navigation, the fan museum, the Maritime museum with it's rich history of boat building, trade and naval conquest. I was fascinated by the story of Harrison who took up the challenge to build a gimbleRead more
Today we attended Oak Hall Church near Purley where we are staying. This church has just moved into a new multi purpose building which also has three apartments on the top story for it's staff. In the afternoon we walked around the paddocks near Andrew and Jenny's house, enjoyed the summer flowersRead more
We visited this glorious English village today on the way up to London from the southern coast. It possesses all the ingredients of a rural village with English flair and personalised front doors. The bridge is compete with water lily splendour.
What wonderful memories to bring back to Gods Own Country !