May 1 Bath to Stratford upon Avon

And just like that it is the first of May. We set the alarm for 7 am and both woke feeling decidedly more human. Onwards and upwards. We set course for the Park n Ride to the north of Bath and apart from driving 2 miles up a road which was limited to vehicles of less than 6 feet 6 inches (we are 2.5 metres with mirrors in) all went well. A few commuters may have been later to work than they intended but they should have left home earlier and avoided us. The Park n Ride was brilliant with a designated area for motorhomes and we could have even stayed the night there. For £5 we could park for half a day and both travel by bus to Bath and return. Plus free use of the port a loos!!

We spent 3 hours or so firstly having a coffee to warm up and then wandering the streets to see the Abbey, the Roman baths and the the Royal Crescent. Beautiful place.

We then returned to the motorhome and plotted our course north to Stratford upon Avon. Because we were a bit behind schedule we decided to skip the stress of the drive through the small Cotswold villages that we had planned and head on the motorway to Stratford upon Avon which is still in the Cotswolds and has the same style of housing so a good compromise.

After doing 2 laps of a 10 mile circuit to the south of the town because we missed a turn twice we eventually made it to our camp where it was actually nice enough to sit outside for half a drink before having to move inside.

We had a quiet dinner in the motorhome and an early night. The forecast for tomorrow is sunny and 18 degrees in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

We then returned to the motorhomeLæs mere