England 2006
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The Balettie Bunch invade England!
More pictures can be found here in our England 2006 photo gallery.
UK 2006 - Day 7(b): Do you have a
Grail?Part 12 of the England 2006 trip
report:
After a great morning and lunch
in Broadway, we head up the hill to the famous
Broadway Tower. This tower, which looks *really*
old, was actually built in 1799 in the "gothic
folly" style. It's built on the highest point in
the Cotswolds, allowing a view of the
surrounding 14 counties from one very cool
point!
The walk from the car park to the
Tower is nice and leads up a slight rise. The
first view of the Tower from the pathway is
through a clump of trees:
It looks much more
massive than it actually is... I've been here
several times before, but it's still one of my
favorite spots in the Cotswolds. As you walk
towards the Tower, you can see that it's
actually quite modest in size:
That's not to say it
isn't impressive!!!!
The walk up the (NARROW)
staircase leads to the top of the Tower:
There are small round
windows in the staircase looking out over the
countryside beyond:
The views from the top
are really spectacular... although today's the
first slightly hazy day we've had.
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Melanie and Andrew
enjoyed the views... and the very welcome cool
breeze!!!!
I told the "silly English
kuhhhhhh-niggits" below that we had a Grail.
Now, go away, or I shall taunt you a second
time-a!
The Broadway Tower park
is also home to a number of different types of
deer, including Red Deer:
Back at the car park, we
enjoy the views and the breeze... and a
particularly tempting tree stump to climb and
sit on:
Oh yeah. For some reason,
this guy had an iguana. Go figure.
This way for more adventures!!!!!
-or-
... back to the Adventures in England page!
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