Sunday
2nd
August 2015
SHE
SAID:
We
left Birmingham today, heading northwards again. This time our
destination was Nottingham. There was no rush to get there though, as the arrival time at the BnB
isn't till 6pm. Rather late in my mind!
I
had a vague route planned to fill the day, including a stroll around
Birmingham Uni & its old buildings, then to Leicester - because
it's there. Lunch was
at Ashby de la Zouch, because it has a strange name; afternoon tea at
Chalke Abbey, because it is on the way, kind of. Then we found
ourselves at Breedon on the Hill!
We
got to the next BnB, in central Nottingham, just after 5pm after
receiving a text that we were welcome anytime after 5pm!
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| The rather grand main building at Birmingham University |
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| The clock tower opposite the arcing main building |
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| SERIOUSLY...who would use these guys! |
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| One of the "old city gates" in Leicester |
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The church attached to Chalke Abbey-
The entrance gate to the Abbey says "a not so stately home"! |
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| The faded elegance of Chalke Abbey |
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| Cecil the tame Pheasant - Chalke Abbey |
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| The war memorial on the green at Breedon |
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| Breedon-on-the-Hill church |
HE SAID:
It was a pleasant day just poking around on our way to "Notts". I looked up the name origins, and Nottingham is supposedly, according to Wikipedia, named after a Saxon chieftain named Snot.
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