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Our journey around Europe by motorhome, post by post and newest first: where we went, where we parked and what we thought.
Bibury is considered one of the prettiest villages in the Cotswolds. It is a beautiful village in the purest English style. The grey Cotswold stone buildings and the shallow River Coln running through the middle make Bibury one of the…
As one of the largest towns in the Cotswolds, Stow on the Wold has ancient churches, quaint shops, cosy tea rooms and art galleries, all built from the soft local stone.
Bourton-on-the-Water voted one of the prettiest villages in England, is in the heart of the Cotswolds. It is known for its honey-coloured stone architecture and idyllic scenes. It is famous for its five bridges made of local Cotswold stone, which…
Ironbridge is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has a thriving tourist business and ten wonderful museums. Not to mention the world-famous Iron Bridge, which stands majestically over the River Severn.
Shrewsbury is home to 660 listed buildings and is most famous as the birthplace of Charles Darwin. His statue stands outside Shrewsbury Library, the building once his school. The town centre is almost an island, surrounded by a bend in…
The ruins of Cymer Abbey stand in a lovely setting beside the River Mawddach. Awe-inspiring are its large windows, arches, and unusual tower. The abbey, founded in 1198, was a Cistercian abbey and the only monastery established in Meirionnydd. It…
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Welshpool is a market town and community in Powys, Wales. It is four miles from the border between Wales and England and lies low on the River Severn. The city has beautiful canals, modern art, and most notably, the 13th-century…
Snowdonia National Park has nine mountain ranges covering approximately 52% of the Park and includes many peaks over 3,000 feet (915m). It is a varied landscape of steep river gorges, waterfalls and green valleys. Oak, ash, oar and hazel woodlands…
Barmouth is a beautiful town with stunning views of Cardigan Bay and the picturesque harbour. It has a history dating back 500 years and was an extremely busy port with a shipbuilding industry stretching across the Mawddach estuary. It also…
Aberystwyth is a university and coastal town and one of the largest in central Wales. The street names and architecture reflect the town's history and growth since the Middle Ages. Of particular note is Harlech Castle, which was listed as…
Devil's Bridge village, known in Welsh as Pontarfynach, has been a tourist attraction for over 100 years, but it retains its heritage and is a beautiful, unspoilt part of mid-Wales. It has remained largely unchanged since the late 18th century…
Llanidloes is at the heart of the ancient medieval kingdom of Arwystli; the first town on the River Severn and the gateway to the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales in the UK. The focal point of Llanidloes is the distinctive 17th-century…
