TUESDAY 11 MAY 2015 Week 38
The Prom at Minehead beach and harbour. We continued our trip, starting off in Minehead. As you can see from the above photo, we had a Steam Train trip to Bishop Lydeard. There wasn't very much there, but the journey itself was lovely, taking in the views. Minehead is actually very pretty. As we were walking back, we spotted the RNLI training in the harbour, so the ladies photo bombed Del's harbour shot. (Below)
We headed to Taunton for the day. There was not much there apart from the castle museum and this castle hotel, which was covered in one of my favourite flowers, wisteria. It smelled amazing! As Del was holidaying in Newquay for a few days with his surfer dudes, I decided to head to Leominster to meet my friend and soak up some much-needed culture. I feel deprived of castles and museums of late.
This area of Herefordshire is filled with some of the best examples of Tudor architecture in the country. This used to be the Leominster Market and courthouse.
We got a private tour of Leominster's priory, St Peter, and the other half is St Paul's. Two churches in one building!
On Sunday, we headed to Ludlow to find the town was in the throes of a beer and food festival. They had local folk bands on entertaining the revellers, but as we had partied it up the night before - making friends with the locals at the Talbot hotel who then took us to a nightclub type 80's bar - we didn't feel like drinking more beer. This was the first beer festival I've ever been to, and I didn't drink beer!!! Typical!!
Bonus, though, John Challis, who played Boyce in Only Fools and Horses, was doing a book signing there. What it had to do with food and drink, though I'm not really sure. I was too shy to ask for an autograph, so I sneaked a photo when he wasn't looking.
This is Castle Lodge, a privately owned home in Ludlow, but apparently one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture inside and out. I have to say this has GOT to be the creepiest old building I have ever been into, and that includes the ghost hunt at Healey Hall!!! The owner lived in just one room, and the rest of the house was empty. As we headed to the top floor, I began to get the heebie jeebies and almost ran out of that place. Not good vibes!
Ludlow Castle. We couldn't get any decent photos really because of the festival and car rally, but it was a great atmosphere. Probably just as well we weren't drinking the beer. 200 beers and by the time we got there, a lot of them were already sold out!!
Steam engines and steampunk belly dancers!!! Interesting combo, but very entertaining.
Monday, we had a full day at a castle. This is the original Hampton Court that Henry VIII nicked the idea from Hampton Court Palace. It's currently up for sale for £12 million. Beautiful day to appreciate such a beautiful house and its grounds. Now we're getting a new house with a garden, so I decided to take lots of pictures to get some ideas. I think I could squeeze this water feature into my new back garden somewhere.
We got lost in a maze, but found a tower to climb and here is a breathtaking view of the grounds.
A secret walled garden - Very pretty. Lovers' den and waterfall! How's this for a tree house? Heading back to Devon to continue the tour now.
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