A friend suggested that we get together to visit Tewkesbury Medieval Fair which commemorates the Battle of Tewkesbury with re-enactments of the battle that took place there in 1471. Because different activities were taking place on the two days of the festival. Mr C and I decided to turn it into a mini break, meeting [...]
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Tewkesbury – Day One
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2022
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Tewkesbury Abbey
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2021
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Malvern – Day Two
Our cooked-to-order breakfast was excellent, setting us up for the day. Our destination was Eastnor Castle which opened at 10.30. We reached the Castle well before then so we went on a magical mystery tour around the local countryside until the Castle was open. At one point we encountered silly partridges (approximately 12) running around [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2021
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Tewkesbury Abbey
14 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2019
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Winchester – Day Four
We checked out of the Wykeham Arms after breakfast and set off to Tewkesbury where we had a cup of tea before visiting the Abbey.
As we entered the Abbey we were welcomed by a minister. The Abbey has a lovely warm feeling and I had forgotten how beautiful it is. One corner of the Abbey [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2019
