Broadway, Tetbury, and ‘To Kill a Queen’

We are winding our way to Cheltenham today to see a show and going via the gorgeous village of Broadway with its great independent shops and also Tetbury (near Highgrove so I hope they don’t think we are stalking Charles).

Broadway was really busy, had lovely shops, and the setting is very Cotswold. Parking was difficult but we were able to follow a chap walking to where he was parked and he gave us his ticket with over three hours left. We had a lovely lunch (Landmark Restaurant) in an old hotel and after a peek in a couple of antique shops we headed off to Tetbury.

Tetbury had lots of antique shops (although the lady in Broadway said many have closed down and some now operate only on line). Great homewares shops and Candice found a shop with her sort of clothing called ‘Overrider’ and made a few purchases.

We then drove to Cheltenham, parked near the theatre and found an Italian restaurant. Only outside tables left but it wasn’t cold and we enjoyed both the passing parade and the authentic pizzas.

We really enjoyed ‘To Kill a Queen’. It helped that they made lots of references to places we had been and people we had heard of. Theatre was full and seating very cosy. Meeting the two historians, Kate and Suzannah, was a bonus and they were amazed that their show had been included in the itinerary constructed months ago in Australia.Read more