Leicester and on to Derby After pleasant evening sampling some of Leicester's bars we had a leisurely breakfast in Wetherspoons then found the RICHARD III museum. This being the main reason for our stop. A very interesting museum detailing the War of the Roses and Richard III short reign. Also
Brian has wanted to visit Coventry cathedral for many years, so today we made the trip. The original was destroyed by heavy bombing in 1941. Over 500 people lost their lives and large areas of the town were reduced to rubble. The shell still stands and a new Cathedral built
Tewkesbury to Leicester via Coventry First the flooding. Tewkesbury suffers from being at the join of the Severn and Avon and when there's a lot of rain it floods. We have camped at this site in dryer times. A slight hiccup in Evesham, we had a quick turn round, used
Chandler's Ford to Tewkesbury So the journey begins. A dry start so we could walk the mile to catch the Bluestar 1 into Southampton. Having discovered we could get off a stop early we could get the Salisbury bus an hour earlier than planned. We kept the hour all the
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. Let the adventure begin.