We booked an early morning call to make sure we were awake in time for breakfast. The early morning call didn’t happen, but luckily we were awake anyway!
I started breakfast with mixed fresh fruit, during which time our breakfast order was taken. Shortly afterwards a complimentary glass of Prosecco arrived, followed almost immediately by the cooked breakfast order. If we had known we would have delayed ordering cooked breakfast until after the Prosecco…
After breakfast I took a few photos of the outside of the hotel before we set off on our way to Gloucester, taking in a slight detour to allow for mistletoe photography. We were visiting to Gloucester to see the Cathedral but when we arrived Mr C was on a mission to visit the docks first. I let him have his way 
When we arrived at the docks and stepped out of the car it was bitterly cold and one of my eyes started streaming. We made our way towards two tall ships that Mr C had seen on our arrival but as soon as he had seen the ships he started to rush off to visit a military museum that he had noticed whilst parking his car.
I had other ideas, now that I was at the docks, photos had to be taken. He had to persevere with the cold a bit longer whilst I explored the dock area. After my exploration we visited the military museum which ironically I enjoyed more than he did.
After the visit to the dock area we moved the car closer to the Cathedral, where we had lunch before visiting the Cathedral. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Cathedral, it was every bit as good as I remembered it from my previous visit many years ago. Only the portable labyrinth was missing. We were informed that it is likely that it will return for the summer holidays.
We then set off towards home, stopping off at Tewkesbury on the way. Being a Monday in rural Gloucestershire it was mostly closed, but eventually we found a nice tea shop where we enjoyed a cup of tea. After a refreshing cup of tea we spent some time in the Abbey before continuing on our journey home.
15th February 2016
A pleasant tour, taking in Gloucester and Tewkesbury! The Cathedral looks remarkably empty.
The bottom picture is the Abbey and it was fairly quiet whilst we were there. But is was Monday in Tewkesbury and there were not many people about anywhere.
That cathedral is truly magnificent. reminds me of Salisbury.
The outside has a similar shape but the interior is quite different.
You tickle me to death, Cherry, when I read about all your meals and breaks in between the things/places you see. HA! I especially like that you ended up enjoying the military museum more than Mr. C did. HA!
I think he was slightly disappointed by the museum, but the Cathedral more than made up for that
It may have been cold but look at the sky! Your pictures are fabulous, especially with that wonderful clear winter light.
We were extremely lucky with two beautifully sunny days after all the rain. I certainly wasn’t complaining, even if my eye did a little bit.
All wonderful shots Cherie… but my favorite is the small harbour with canal boats… row boats and those fantastic tall ship… i’m glad that Mr. C had his way….peter:)
I really enjoyed the harbour and would have liked to stay a little bit longer.
Oh, I had a wonderful time in Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham last year.
Cheltenham is my personal favourite among the three.
It’s like a mini “Bath”!
I am glad you enjoyed your journeys
Having visited Gloucester on a few occasions in the not so recent past I found it difficult to photograph the docks. I couldn’t believe the amount of antique shops there.
On my brief visit, I didn’t notice the antique shops you mention. Probably because I had only a short space of time to capture some photographs of the docks