First stop Melton Mowbray, for a pork pie, which we found at a car boot sale (in a cafe, not a car boot, I hasten to add). Then on to Newark on Trent where there was a great castle ruin alongside the river.
Next stop, Lincoln, for yet another amazing cathedral, which dated back to the 9th century in some parts.
After that we headed for Edwinstowe (chosen purely for the name- Edwin is a Hopper 'family name'), and close to Sherwood Forest. When we arrived we discovered that it was Robin Hood's town and the 29th annual Robin Hood Festival was on. Just to top it all off we were put in the Maid Marian suite!
Unfortunately we were a bit early at Sherwood Forest in the morning, saw a few people already dressed in character, visited the 1000 yr old oak tree, then left to carry on our road trip back up to Upholland (our English home base)
We came across Ashford in the Water (got to love the English names!) which was actually a lovely little village of stone cottages which apparently get snapped up by Londoners for holiday homes.
Next stop was Macclesfield, which wasn't so gorgeous. It was one of the main towns for work houses and textile mills (especially silk), I guess it's not a coincidence that the two went together. Then we hit the motorway and back home to relax. A few days to unwind, book tickets for India and home and just kick back before London. Did a trip to Liverpool one day and Southport another but not a lot else, which was great after the road tripping we had just done.
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