First stop was Forest of Dean where it is said that Tolkien wandered many a day, getting inspired for his work. We saw amazing amout of birds and squirrels and even a herd of wild deer that you maybe able to make out in this next pic...
The forest has lovely little ponds, huge trees and heaps of walks to do of which we tried a few.
Once we finished our picnic lunch in this lovely setting we travelled on towards Gloucester to see the very old cathedral there. It has been a place of worship for over 1300 years. Quite incredible, it is so huge with so many famous dead folk buried there, you're not sure what to think or feel being there. It is very impressive, for its history as well as its skill in structure.
We were lucky enough to be around when they were practicing the organ. A beautiful creation with hand painted pipes. We also got to sit in while the choir was practicing, the sound of angels, truely.
After our wondering we headed to our accommodation. So lovely, it was on a working horse farm and had a cute pet pig called Hamlet.
Next morning we arose early to head off to the Cotswolds. We can't rave enough about this wondeful area. Sweet villages set in valleys with all the building made from the same honey coloured stone local to the area. There are so many excellent locations but our pick so far, as obivously we could not fit them all in, in one was Lower Slaughter.
Should be even prettier in the summer when the flowers and leaves are out.
We also checked out Cheltenham itself, which has a famous shopping area along a promenade.
We finished up with a lovely hot chocolate and a look at a very groovy clock. It actually has a duck on the top of it laying the balls that go around it. Every now and then the snack on the middle moves too and mice keep popping out. Hypnotic.
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