Day 33 Broadway

Another glorious day exploring the Cotswolds. Today’s road trip, after a morning of clothes shopping in Broadway, was in search of Clarksons Farm. The 40 minute drive took us on a variety of roads, some very very narrow but all with spectacular views of the forests or farm land along each side. Careful driving was required as the roads are so narrow and there were several very interesting narrow bridges. When we finally arrived at The Farmers Dog we saw the pub he had made famous, but were unable to eat there as it has been booked for months. Instead we parked with hundreds of other cars in a carpark across the road and joined crowds of people at the open air restaurant, bar and shop and ate a very ordinary hamburger out on the grass battling at least 30 degrees. The area, called The Farmers Puppy was a little underwhelming but an experience no less. We then drove up the road a bit more to view the farm shop and the farm itself. Again the carpark was busy and a queue of people were at the shop. Our drive back took us to a beautiful village called Burford, with all the Cotswold buildings and shops perched on a steep street. Every village has its own character usually created by where it is. We enjoyed walking around there and drove back to Broadway for a drink at a bar before another local produce dinner in the garden. Definitely starting to think about our trip home now.Read more