The Scattering and more Family fun

Today was an important day for our UK Trip. Christine and Tricia's Mum had requested that some of her Ashes be scattered on Stinchcombe Hill in Dursley. So we arrived in the UK with an official boxRead more
Today was an important day for our UK Trip. Christine and Tricia's Mum had requested that some of her Ashes be scattered on Stinchcombe Hill in Dursley. So we arrived in the UK with an official boxRead more
Monday 7th October
If I could only choose one section of the Cotswold Way to do again, it might be this day from Kings Stanley to Wotton Upon Edge. It was undoubtedly another hard stretch with a lotRead more
Durch den morgen hier in England anstehenden Rückreiseverkehr (Bankholiday), sind wir heute bereits aus Nordcornwall gen Norden in die Cotswoods gereist und gönnen uns spontan eine Nacht in einemRead more
Es geht nun Richtung Autobahn. Eigentlich war der ursprüngliche Plan, die Höhle und das Tal von Cheddar zu besichtigen. Aber wir sind irgendwie nicht so wirklich in Stimmung. Eventuell sind wirRead more
Sunday October 6th
It’s overcast and cool today. We walked 16km to Kings Stanley and it rained at 4pm just after we settled in to the pub where we are staying!
Last night we wandered the streetsRead more
Here are some sights around Nailsworth:
-Shops
-Church
-Gunbarrel Alley
-The Copper Kettle, once the sign for the Copper Kettle Tea Shop. Capacity is 80 gallons, and the tea kettle on top of the knobRead more
On the second tour, we learned about how cloth was finished by felting techniques using water-powered machines. There are three steps.
Step one: The material is basted together into a loop, and putRead more
The valleys around Stroud (just north of Nailsworth) once had about 150 woolen mills. There are a few in Nailsworth that offer tours, to show the process of making West of England woven felt, whichRead more
Traveler Sad but lovely day and mum and dad back home.x
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Would love to do a canal boat trip one day!
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Traveler Any chance anyone recorded the ceremony? Sounds lovely..very moving I imagine