patsylabrador Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I decided that it would be fun to sleep over in every English county. So OH has got intorno That idea and surprised me With a surprise overnight in Warwickshire. So here i am in a chain hotel on what seems to be an industriale estate on the outskirts of Leamington Spa. Not quite what ì meant. I intend to take full control of this project front now on. Tomorrow se will check out Leamington Spa and Warwick to Get a feel of the area. Of people dont mine i will jeep you updated with out progress. Also, please excuse this post, my phone has Gone italien and its ma de texting Very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Loving the accent Patsylabrador. You are clearly getting into the whole rural thing !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I actually read the last line in an Italian accent in my head! You've made me properly laugh Enjoy your weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Sounds like an interesting thing to do. Love Warwickshire, it's very pretty. Enjoy - well, try and ignore the rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 This is something I'd like to do too Warwickshire is beautiful, look out for the Chesterton windmill, lovely building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Great idea, enjoy yourselves, I for one look forward to hearing/seeing your impressions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 You will also have spent a penny in every county - not many people can say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Sorry about first picture, it's come up big despite my best efforts and doesn't fit. I've bought a map of counties, a pin board and some pins to denote different things. I hadn't thought of that category AlisGirls - counties in which I have had a pee. Hmm, why not? We drove around Leamington Spa to get a feel for it and it was not what I expected. I suppose the words Royal and Spa should have given me a clue. It's very Georgian isn't it. Elements of both Bath and Brighton. I could picture it with carriages and silly, vain Georgian people dashing about. Here are some photos of Warwick and some baby House Martins I believe that I saw at Charlecote House. Warwick was preparing for a folk festival and it was all very English Summer [/url[/url[/url Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Those buildings in the last photo are gorgeous - shame about all the cars We went to Cumbria, The Lake District & Scotland last week, where I hadn't been since I was a small child, & it was just gorgeous up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Love your swallow/swift photo Very cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 You weren't far from us then! When you get to Oxfordshire, stay at The Falkland Arms in Great Tew... Beautiful Cotswold village, very near us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thank you for the tip. Gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I don't stay in B&B's that often but if you need to stay in Cambridgeshire to complete your county tour, I can recommend Castle Farm guest house in Fotheringhay, lovely place and Fotheringhay is very historic, being both the birthplace of Richard III and where Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Thank you Charlottechicken, it's good to have a list of recommended places. The Holiday Inn was perfectly fine, clean, pleasant and the food was much better than I expected but if we're going to do this I want to stay in places that feel like the county I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Here's the linky for you! (or anyone else who is interested) Castle Farm Guest House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 What a great idea. The cars do so spoil that area. I am just back from Cornwall and loved St Ives but the traffic congestion in those windy little streets was awful,really spoiled my day. Mind you I was buggy pushing with three other children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 If stopping in Telford for Shropshire I recommend Prospect Guest House http://www.prospectguesthouse.co.uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Oh that sounds lovely too Willow. I'm making a list of these to put next to my map. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
