We had a good journey after setting off later than intended. We arrived in Stratford in time for lunch in Huffkins where I couldn’t resist the warmed almond croissant.
After lunch we walked to the butterfly farm where we found the butterflies were more active than they had been on our previous visits in 2022. We also saw the lady iguana sitting on her lofty perch, turning her face away from food that was offered by the keeper. The keeper told us that this particular iguana was addicted to the sweetness of fruit which had led to her becoming overweight. So ‘lady iguana’ is no longer allowed sweet treats.
In the rainforest area, I was looking forward to seeing the spectacled caiman but when we found him he was zonked out and looking comatose (albeit with his beady eye open) just a short distance from his bed area. Didn’t he know I had come especially to see him?
However, the nearby chameleon with his amazing feet and claws (not to mention his active beady eye) made up for the caiman’s nonchalance.
Next, we moved our car to the hotel car park and checked in. We were shown to our room, ‘Pear’, which was reached by a quaint spiral staircase. Our room was not the grade we had originally booked but it had amazing views over the theatres and river beyond. We were just grateful that our booking was able to be transferred to another date when we had to cancel our theatre Valentines Day break at short notice due to my mum being rushed into hospital and her subsequent illness.
After checking in we headed into Stratford for a cup of tea in York’s then browsed a couple of cookshops before heading back to the hotel to unpack our bags and chill out before our evening meal in ‘The Opposition’. The town was buzzing with Irish people; it was Cheltenham Cup week. Our meal was followed by a nightcap in The Woodsman.
Sounds like much fun.
We did have a lot of fun
Could you take photos from the hotel room? The Stratford views would be unique.
Yes I took some photos from the hotel room. They are not perfect because they are taken through the hotel windows.
I was drawn to your blog post when I saw the title Stratford-upon-Avon. This is a town I would like to visit. It is very interesting. I shall now read the subsequent parts of this series.
Hi Pradeep,
Thank you for visiting my blog
I have more posts to come on Stratford-upon-Avon. There are also some also posted on here from a previous visit.
I could easily spend the whole day there at the butterfly farm.
Ther is a lot to see!
I like the idea of the butterfly farm! Lovely!
It is lovely, you should visit sometime