
Memories of our Cotswolds, Oxford & Stratford-Upon-Avon Road Trip
And a few stops in between…

The River Eye, Lower Slaughter
Looking back at those 5 days, we had a wonderful trip and some great memories.
It all started at Henley-on-Thames after celebrating a friend’s birthday in Marlow.
If you’ve never visited Henley, I suggest you do, I really don’t think there could be a town more quintessentially English if it tried.
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Stratford-upon-Avon


Touring through the Cotswolds

Oxford’s beautiful architecture



Visiting Lower Slaughter


Strolling the waterways

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Magdalen College


Discovering the lesser known Cotswolds villages


Out of the eight we visited, three were reasonably quiet they were Northleach, Snowshill and Lower Slaughter.
Castle Combe was also relatively peaceful but may have been as we visited later in the day.
Plan ahead!
“To be, or not to be”


Oh, so English, Henley-upon-Thames

Musical legend

Bletchley Park


Hit the road
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Romeo & Juliet at the RSC

As luck would have it, England was playing in the World Cup that night, so obviously it wasn’t a popular day to go to the theatre.
We managed to get two stall tickets for £25 each rather than £62.50.

British Motor Museum

Chatting to the locals

Inspector Morse

Which English county next?
An interesting read
If you're intrigued by Oxfordshire, a historic UK county, then why not check out "The Little Book of Oxfordshire". Full of facts and obscure information. It's a fun read on the region.
You won't be able to put it down. You can pick it up for your Kindle or in good old paperback.
We have a bit of an in-joke in my family, every year since I was little my Dad and I have a bet on the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. The stakes are high, we are now at 50p to win.
My Dad was born in Oxford, so there is no guessing who I have. Actually, he still owes me 50p for 2019’s outcome.
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So pleased to hear I’m not the only Morsey fan around here. Ms B keeps winding me up about it, and yes, I did insist on us following his foot steps too. Great post. Enjoyed reading it.
Thanks very much, yes Morse was a great series and John Thaw was such a good actor (Gary, just loves The Sweeney). You have to do these things and then when you see them again on the TV, you can say “I’ve been there”.