Tea at Badger’s Hall: Lovely as teatime is in London, you may find it even more delightful in the countryside. Broadway Tower: Traveler’s Tip: You may wish to start your hike through the Cotswolds by visiting Broadway Tower, the Cotswolds’ highest peak.St. James Church: Emily and Jack walked to the end of High Street and through a tree-lined lane to St. James Church, as magnificent as a cathedral.Lucy’s Tea Room: Emily drove past the police station and up to Lucy’s Tea Room, a stone building with a bow window, round as a cake, trimmed in white.
Arlington Row, Bibury: Traveler’s Tip: Bibury is well worth a visit to see the Arlington Row of gabled stone cottages where weavers once made cloth for the Arlington Mill.
Stratford Upon Avon: As Emily gazed at the half-timbered buildings and crooked streets, she could picture this town in Elizabethan England, not so very different from nowThe Garrick: The Garrick, the oldest pub in a very old town, was half timbered, dark and cozy. In the back room, Jack ordered them each a glass of wine.Shakespeare’s Birthplace: When you visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped back in time; Will might walk in at any minute and join you.
William Shakespeare: Emily was amazed that she was actually in the same room where Shakespeare drew his first breath and was treading on boards where he had once walked.Way to Warwick Castle: Emily and Jack walked through a tunnel of branches that twined into an archway overhead, then crossed a bridge over a grassy moat and finally reached the castle.Warwick Castle: Emily’s heart thrilled when she looked up at the stone towers and turrets. The castle brought back memories of her favorite childhood stories about knights, chivalry, heroism and honor.Anne Hathaway’s Cottage: So, Emily and Jack headed to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, a charming thatch roofed farmhouse, timber framed in the Tudor style.
Bust of the Bard: “It was made from his death mask, so it shows him as he really looked – a fine looking man even in death.” Emily thought he looked too ordinary. She would have preferred a more dashing countenance.
Avebury
Emily drew in her breath at the sight of huge lichen-covered rocks arranged in a vast circle spanning both sides of the road.