Much Wenlock

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- Dec 12, 2023, 11:41pm
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 195 m
- England Much Wenlock Bourton 52.55135, -2.61036652°33’5” N 2°36’37” W
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Day 100!
December 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We said good morning to Mr. Horton and his coffees before heading out of Birmingham and driving to my favorite town in the UK so far; Ludlow.

Ludlow has been described by many as one of the prettiest towns at Christmas due to its tudor age buildings, markets and varying range of stores. And we both agreed it was our favourite small town so far! (in the UK)

After checking out at least 8 op-shops we decided to leave Ludlow and we headed to Bridgnorth.

Here we checked out 5 more op-shops and enjoyed a wander through the town before picking up some food supplies at the supermarket and made our way down a flooded single lane road to our castle gatehouse!

Our accommodation for the next 2 nights is an Elizabethan gatehouse. Which is very cool! We have a video showing off our latest digs, but it's too long for Penguins, so we'll have to share it separately...

We made ourselves some spaghetti and meatballs and enjoyed it in our dining room before winding down with some TV.

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Traveler A good hearty meal, no deep fried bits and pieces
12/12/23Reply
Traveler It was great, the garlic bread got a touch too long though
12/13/23Reply
Traveler Did you have a resident ghost ? Looks spooky but cosy 😁😁
12/13/23Reply
Traveler Survived one night, we'll see if we stay ghost free for the next
12/13/23Reply
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- Aug 8, 2018, 10:00am
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 525 ft
- England Much Wenlock 52.597134, -2.55929652°35’50” N 2°33’33” W
Day 99
Much Wenlock, Historic Market Town
August 8, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Not far from where we are house-and-dog-sitting, is a market town by the curious name of Much Wenlock. It was fun to see, and we were surprised to find out that Dr. William Penny Brooks started the Much Wenlock Olympics back in the 1800s as an effort to improve physical fitness. He worked to include physical education in the schools. And the founder of the International Olympic Games patterned them after this town's local activities.

The town is full of charming buildings. In this first one, the half-timbered building is the Guildhall (like a city hall) and had a butter market on the ground floor.

The last picture is of a farm in the town, which has been converted into condos. The farmers lived in town and worked their fields that were scattered outside of the village.Read more
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