“The spectacle begins to the east, from the road past Charlecote Park. The church rises like a cathedral across the water meadows, set about with trees in a perfect fusion of architecture and landscape. The tower is Perpendicular with elongated … Continued
After a good uninterrupted eight hours of sleep, I woke this morning feeling much better. R is still suffering pretty badly though, so our plans to roller-skate up the Long Mynd had to be put on hold, and we spent … Continued
I believe I’m right in saying that this is only the third time that Evesham has become the centre of the world’s attention since the Battle of Evesham* in 1265. This area has flooded several times before during the quarter … Continued
R and I went into Stratford for lunch today. A passable morning was in the throes of turning into a gloomy afternoon, so while R went ahead to get the wine in, I walked along the river in search of … Continued
Today was a bit of a curate’s egg. This was the good bit: a morning walk around Croome with R in nice light – though sadly not early enough to catch the frost and mist, because they’ve now moved onto … Continued
The rut is getting into its stride at Charlecote now. Alpha bucks are stamping around shouting like Vogon captains, rounding up females and chasing away yearling males; does are getting flirty and ignoring their fawns, which are wandering around making … Continued
