Broadway is a large village and civil parish in the Cotswolds. It is in the far southeast of Worcestershire, close to the Gloucestershire border, and it is sometimes referred to as the “Jewel of the Cotswolds“. Broadway is nestled at the foot of the rolling Cotswold hills. As its name suggests, Broadway is dominated by a wide tree-lined street packed […]
Upper and Lower Slaughter – the slightly macabre name that comes from the Old English for ‘muddy place’ – are linked by the tiny River Eye, a slow-moving stream crossed by two footbridges, a tributary to the River Windrush. First, we went to Lower Slaughter which hasn’t changed for more than a century, with no building work taking place here […]
Stratford-upon-Avon, a medieval market town in England’s West Midlands, is the 16th-century birthplace of William Shakespeare. Possibly the most famous writer in the English language. We went to walk with Ben’s mum and her husband John along the Avon River, where we saw the Holy Trinity Church known as Shakespeare’s Church, due to its fame as the place of baptism, […]
Coughton Court is an English Tudor country house, situated between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire and it has been home to the Throckmorton family for 600 years, one of the UK’s oldest catholic families. It stands on 25 acres of grounds containing some of the most beautiful gardens in the country. Coughton Court was gifted to the National Trust in […]
Caláis is the first passenger port in France. It’s known for being located on the coast of the Pas of Calais, or what is the same, the narrowest point of the English Channel. Therefore, it is the closest French city to England, precisely about 34 kilometres away, thus, on the clearest days, it is possible to see the rocks of […]
Saint-Quentin is a city in the Aisne department, northern France and it has been declared a Historic-Artistic city, with buildings of many styles, ranging from Gothic to Neoclassical, passing through Art-Deco. It is named after Saint Quentin of Amiens, who is said to have been martyred there in the 3rd century. We stayed at the Municipal Camping (49.854599, 3.31035 lat, […]
Troyes is a town in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. It is a city with a great historical and cultural history which has many well-preserved medieval and renaissance buildings. Its medieval old town features narrow, cobbled streets lined with colourful, half-timbered houses, mostly dating from the 16th century. We stayed at the motorhome area (48.310981, 4.097105 lat, long), […]
Langres is a town in northeastern France, in the region of Grand Est. It has the longest ramparts in Europe but fewer than 8000 residents. It is the birthplace of one of the Enlightenment’s most famous philosophers Denis Diderot, is one of France’s oldest towns and is home to the oldest hotel in France. We stayed in the motorhome area […]
Halfway between Beaune and Dijon, the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Côte-d’Or is renowned for its famous red wines. Its name comes from its oldest vintage, Saint-Georges, which dates back to the year 1000 and was attributed to it in 1892. Nuits-Saint-Georges also has a rich and diverse heritage combining architecture and culture. The town has a little motorhome area (47.131699, […]
Mâcon in Burgundy is a beautiful city surrounded by vineyards and châteaux. Located in a renowned wine region, Mâcon was a river port during Gallo-Roman times as the river Saône passes through the city. Today, the river is home to a 15-hectare marina with 150 berths for small boats and yachts. We stayed at Camping Municipal (46.3307, 4.8445 lat, long) […]
