Another day of driving through some small English villages just enjoying the countryside in this beautiful part of the world. We stopped and had lunch by the river at Tenbury Wells before heading to Bewedly to see the steam trains in action. There are quite a few steam trains still running in England but Bewedly Station was quite picturesque and again well worth the visit. In the afternoon we caught up with our friend Marie at her parents house in Bromsgrove. We had a Sunday roast with Marie, her parents and an old friend of hers. They were lovely people and we wish we could have stayed longer.
Bewedley Station
Monday 23rd August - Cheddar Gorge and Bath
After spending the night in Bristol, we headed to Cheddar Gorge for some cheese tasting. We weren't overly worried about going to the Gorge but were glad that we did as it had recently rained and driving through the Gorge was spectacular. We stopped and wandered into one of the caves and found it interesting to hear that they use the caves in the gorge to mature the Cheddar Cheese.
Cheese Tasting seemed to be the logical thing to do, so after trying several variations of the local cheddars and topping this off with yet another big but beautifull lunch (gee we are eating well) we drove back up the gorge and on to our next adventure.
Cheddar Gorge
The Roman Town of Bath seemed very different to most of the towns we'd visited so far. In the City Centre it was almost like we were back in Italy and we both had to remind ourselves that this was actually part of England. The tour of the Roman Spas was a 'must do' on our list and the entry fee was well worth it. This place would probably have put some of our modern day saunas, spas and massage parlours to shame. We didn't worry about idulging in the hot spas ourselves as they tell us there are some great natural hot springs in Budapest waiting for us!
We then spent the rest of the day walking around the city, reading the headstones in the abbey and feeding our faces!
We stayed at the Bath Marina Caravan Park that night, so Geoff went for a run along the canals early the next morning. Even the Avon River in this place was nice with plenty of canal boats either moored or making their way along the waterway.
The Roman Baths
Bath Abbey
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