The North wing of Hartlebury Castle houses the Worcestershire County Museum. The museum displays the the story of Worcestershire and what life was like for people who lived there throughout the ages.
Although I am not Victorian, the Victorian school room captured my imagination. There were many familiar things from my own early schooldays.
Archive for the tag 'Worcestershire'
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Nostalgia
6 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2026
Filed under Faith Foundations, Out & About
Hartlebury Castle
The land that Hartlebury sits on was granted to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burghred in the late 9th century, although the foundations of the building that now stands here is believed to date back to the 13th century. Since that time it has been a centre of ecclesiastical and administrative power in Worcestershire [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2026
Filed under Anecdotes, St Albans 2025
St Albans – Day Four
For our final morning in St Albans, sampled the hotel breakfast. I was tempted by the idea of a continental breakfast. Apart from meat and cheese, everything was there but the bread, pastries and fruits were more English in style. Turning back to the main menu I chose a pancake stack which was beautifully presented. [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2025
A well trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.
Helen Thomson
7 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2024
For our last breakfast in Stratford, we were seated in a beautiful sunny window where we lingered a while soaking up the sunshine.
After leaving the hotel I photographed the garden and our room windows from outside. Our room was on the same side as the room we stayed in previously but high at the front [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 25th 2024
Once again, I chose some pick and mix options from the full English breakfast. It was interesting to see that the items were presented differently by the chef of that morning.
We drove the short distance to Evesham hoping to visit St Lawrence’s Church. After picking up leaflets from the Tourist Information office, we arrived to [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2024
