How long can this wonderful weather last! Another beautiful morning with sun reflecting off the Thames as canal boats smoothly cruise by ... but we must leave!
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| Thames at Bampton |
Breakfasted and then move on to Farringdon - a village steeped in history with every era of British history being reflected in the town from Alfred the Great having a place here, the Baron's War in 1135, Charles I's defence line here etc. now a quaint market town.
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| Corn market - Farringdon |
Later visited Bampton, the village used in the Downton Abbey drama. A busy little village of the mellow stone build houses. You can see why a TV company would choose it as a setting for a series - but down the road a little there was another village that equally could have been a location!
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| Bampton Church |
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| Bampton |
On to Ashton to the pottery works - nothing special but seems to be very popular.
Onto Abingdon, another Thames town worth a visit! Perhaps you can become a little braise about how gorgeous some of these villages and towns are - but being on the Thames there is a little more incentive to be cute and cuddly!
Because we are lining up to go into London tomorrow afternoon what better place to stay overnight than at Cookham - so that's where we ended up! Beautiful village with a lovely walking track along the Thames.
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