St James Parish, Kilkhampton, UK
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today was a day of roaming the countryside for family history research. This was our first stop. I knew this village was a familiar name from my research so we stopped at the church. I walked right upRead more
Church of St Stephen, West Putford, UK
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This is the tiniest village imaginable with one lane roads going to it. It was where a GG Grandmother of mine was born. We walked up a laneway with holly trees to get to the church and cemetery. AgainRead more
Cleverdon, England
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This was not far at all from our last stop. Based on my research the same GG Grandmother who was born in West Putford worked as a servant in this house in 1861. We found the house no problem and theRead more
St John Baptist Church, Bradworthy, Uk
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This is the next village over that the family lived in. We didn't go into the church as we are planning on coming back here on Wednesday on our way through.
St James Church, Jacobstow, England
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This is the village the Hancock side of the family came from in Cornwall. It is absolutly gorgeous with rather high end homes here now. No sign of the Hancock name in the cemetery though.
Wootons Restaurant, Tintagel, England
July 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We headed a bit north to a resort area for dinner with views of the sea. I have learned Hot Chocolate Sponge is a good dessert to get while in England. For first course... lasagne....not so much.
Cornwall Records Office, Truro, England
July 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We dropped in here today hoping to get a couple of questions answered. The first one was answered. They pulled out the big book you see in the photo and we were able to learn why my GG Grandfather wasRead more
St Werburgh Church, Warbstow, England
July 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Once we knew where my Hancock GGG Grandparents were married we headed to the church and this is it. Unfortunatly they had just locked it for the day. We had a chat with two gentlemen in the cemetery.Read more
Wilsey Down Restaurant, Hollworthy, UK
July 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
History Hall, Bradworthy, England
July 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We were invited to stop in at Bradworthy's History Society meeting. There was a local expert there who was able to give me details on one branch of my family tree back into the 1700's. She also hadRead more
All Hallows Church, Woolfardisworthy, UK
July 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This was another church that my ancestors were married in and attended. The small village churches are filled with such incredibly old artifacts.
Atlantic Village Mall, Bideford, UK
July 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We popped in here on our way past as it was an outlet mall. It was very small compared to what we are used to.
Burford Bridge Hotel, Box Hill, UK
July 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This is an amazing hotel. It has all the items we love in a hotel room plus we have a balcony overlooking a garden. What a fantastic final hotel!
Running Horses Restaurant, Box Hill, UK
July 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The dinner menu at our hotel was a little too fancy so we scooted up the hill to this place. Dinner and the service was great. England was playing in the FIFA semi finals so everyone was watching theRead more
The Ships PhotographerOn the ship they definitely weren’t quiet. We always knew whenever something happened.
Highclere Castle, Newbury, England
July 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today started with our visit to Highclere Castle. It was impressive to walk towards it with the blue sky in the background but, as we have frequently found on this trip, it wasn't as large as weRead more
Highclere Castle Garden, Newbury, UK
July 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
These are the gardens at Highclere. They were not massive but they were the best we have seen in England so far.
Stoke Charity, England
July 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This was the most beaitiful spot! We were driving into the village and I shouted for Doug to stop the car I needed pictures. There was a narrow stone bridge over a creek with a pond beside it. In theRead more
St Mary&Michael Church, Stoke Charity,UK
July 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This was the church in Stoke Charity were the Bye family attended (my ancestors). I do know a couple of generations were baptised here and I look forward to learning more. There was a tomb inside theRead more
Hen and Chicken Restaurant, Froyle, UK
July 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I have been having a bit of trouble at times finding food I like in England. I'm not a fan of lamb, rabbit, duck or fish so when we saw a place called Hen and Chicken we thought I might be fine. ItRead more
Godalming, England
July 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Took some time to check out shopping in the small villages in Surrey, England.
Haslemere, England
July 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Did a little poking around the stores here and had some lunch at a Pizza Express.
Portsmouth, England
July 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
I checked out the outlet stores here while Doug checked out the harbour. Then we both went up a high tower at the waters edge. We could see Southampton, our destination for tomorrow.
Onslow Arms Restaurant, West Clandon, UK
July 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We probably drove for over an hour trying to get into a pub/restaurant for dinner tonight. Who knew that nobody eats at home on a Friday night in England?? Luckily the food was good but boy was itRead more
Standing Order Rest., Southampton, UK
July 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We met Ashley and Jackson here for lunch and then headed back to the ship with them.
Azura, Ocean Terminal, Southampton, UK
July 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Jackson had to go back to work as soon as we got to the ship but Ashley was off.She gave us a great tour all around the ship, both in the passenger and crew areas. We got to see her cabin which is aRead more