Thursday, 9 August 2012

Off to Norfolk and the Midlands

Over the last eight days Mum and I drove to Norwich where we participated in a Treyn Train Holiday visiting local attractions and trains..  Treyn are a travel company which specialises in train based holidays in Britain and Europe mostly.  A couple of years ago we participated in one of their Dordogne based holidays which prompted us to visit that region of France again last year.  This link takes you to their website.
http://www.railholidays.com/?Telref=TPPC_GOO_B&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_term=treyn-e&atlassearch=paid

The first place we visited was Snowshill Manor, dating back to the 16th century, in the village of Snowshill in the Cotswolds and near Stratford Upon Avon.  During the period 1919 to 1951 it was the home of a collector of everything called Charles Wade.  Some people may call him a hoarder, but it was an amazing collection.

The village of Snowshill
 Two views of the Manor House

 the cottage that Charles Wade lived in
 Inside the house - a couple of fine model ships and a few of his enormous collection of bicycles


 In the garden



 Some Pears (in a pear tree!)
An interesting windmill near the entrance

We then stayed the night at Stratford Upon Avon
The river Avon at Stratford Upon Avon
Rowers (scullers?) on the Avon
 Two views of the Royal Shakespeare Company's theaters


 William Shakespeare was born near here - So, of course, we had to see a Shakespeare Play.  We saw a great production of "The 12th Night"
Looking Up one of the Streets in Stratford Upon Avon
 Some views of the Stratford Upon Avon Canal at it's junction with the River Avon
 Two views of Anne Hathaway's House.  Anne Hathaway was William Shakespeare's wife

The next Morning we drove to Norwich via Oxburgh Hall near Swaffham in Norfolk

 Three views of Oxburgh Hall a moated country house

 In the central courtyard


In the Gardens

 The view from our window at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, - the home of the Premier Division Norwich City Football Club
 15th Century Merchant Houses in King Street, Norwich

A street junction near the Cathedral

 The cathedral gates
 The cathedral
 Remains of the Monastery
 A Local Hero - A statue of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson who was born in a nearby village
The watergate from the Cathedral Precinct which leads to the banks of the
River Wensum
 Along the River Wensum








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