Walking the county towns

WARWICK

•  17/11/2023 04:46 PM

Overlooking the River Avon, stands Warwick Castle, sold by Lord Brooke in 1978 after being in his family’s possession since 1605. St Mary’s Church contains the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, who died in Rouen in 1439, and was largely responsible for the execution of Joan of Arc. Robert Dudley favourite of Elizabeth I is also buried here

WORCESTER to WARWICK

•  15/11/2023 03:57 PM

WORCESTER

•  09/11/2023 06:05 PM

Worcester stands on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of a rich fertile plain The cathedral was started in 1084 the tower being added in the 14th century , now overlooking one of most splendid cricket grounds in England

HEREFORD to WORCESTER

•  01/11/2023 05:13 PM

HEREFORD

•  30/10/2023 04:39 PM

Once the Saxon capital of West Mercia. The cathedral dates from the 12th century, it is mainly Norman but there have been changes throughout time , the central tower and choir stalls are 14th century The River Wye flows through the city under a 15th-century six-arched stone bridge

GLOUCESTER to HEREFORD

•  28/10/2023 06:52 PM

GLOUCESTER

•  28/10/2023 07:51 AM

Gloucester was one the Roman fortified town of Glevum, guardian of the routes to Wales, that converged at the Severn’s lowest crossing point The opening of the canal between Gloucester and Sharpness in 1827 made the city an important inland port The cathedral’s stained glass east window is second only to York Minster in size in this country

BRISTOL to GLOUCESTER

•  25/10/2023 04:48 PM

BRISTOL

•  25/10/2023 04:46 PM

Bristol was made a County in its own rights in 1373, and is where John Cabot set sail in 1497 to discover New Foundland and North America, a year before Columbus landed on the American mainland Bristol cathedral started as an Augustinian monastery in 1148

TROWBRIDGE to BRISTOL

•  01/10/2023 10:56 AM

TROWBRIDGE

•  07/09/2023 06:19 PM

Trowbridge was once a major settlement of Flemish weavers bringing great prosperity

READING to TROWBRIDGE

•  04/09/2023 08:10 PM