"Caravanning August '21"
Weobley Historical Placard
Weobley Historical Placard
A sculpture by Walenty Pytel of a magpie (village emblem) after the village won the Daily Telegraph Village of the Year in 1999 
Weobley is one of Herefordshire's famed 'Black and White' villages
A village proud of its heritage and suitably decorated
An old fashion Garage in Weobley
You don't see these old petrol pumps now - circa 1996 I estimate based on the price per litre on the counter & an old gate
The residents of Weobley have better taste as this failed restaurant seems to show
Ye Olde Salutation Inn - we had a few pints and a meal here (not bad) 
Inside the Inn
The church of St Peter and St Paul at Weobley
Where to now - the Brecons
Not that way!
The Beacons in the distance
St Mary's Church, Brecon, built 14th to 15th century, restored 1857
Regiment personnel awarded the Victoria Cross (note 7 of the 10 awarded for the defence of Rourkes Drift)
One of the 11 citations for bravery at Rorkes Drift that led to the award of a Victoria Cross
The famous bridge at Crickhowell.
Due to poor positioning I was unable to get a good photo of the bridge, so got this from the internet
The Bridge End Inn at one end of the bridge was severely devastated by floods during Storm Dennis in February 2020 and is still closed
First Giraffe we saw as we entered the safari park
A safe distance
Don't get him angry
Where the baby goes so does mum, and woe betide anyone who gets in the way
The Eland were everywhere all looking for food from the visitors
This is me feeding an Eland - it was a slobbery and unpleasant experience
I think this was Oliver feeding from the back seat - he ended by throwing the food out the window
A Zebra crossing
Alpha Lion
A magnificent beast
Mother and baby
The Cheetah, a majestice animal, 
A Dhole or Asian Wild Dog
Pride
Lion in front
Lion behind
African White Lion (very rare)
Segregation of the areas at the safari park
African Desert Bighorn Sheep 
Siberian Tiger
Sumatran Tiger
Persian Fallow Deer
Bactrian camels (two humps), also known as Mongolian camels 
We only saw the one Elephant
A Wild Dog - beautiful to look at but a born and viscous killer
In 1974 130 baboons escaped and spent the night in the local town before being re-captured. In 1990 a monkey, nicknamed the Artful Dodger was on the run for 17 days before capture (above).
Yellow Dahlia
One of many varieties of thistle
Galvanised steel sculture of a sad lady entitled 'Despair' (not sure about the one on the right)
A couple of human galvanised statues. For a pound the one on the left will give you a spin round the Dutch Garden
The Island Pavilion in the Dutch Garden
The Dutch Garden
Two female galvanised statues
Gothic Tower at the centre of the Maze
If you get lost in the maze you get put in the tower as Alan found out
The River Lugg flows through the estate and feeds the Sunken Garden. 
The Waterfall in the Sunken Garden
Apparently, there is a tunnel from this hut in the Sunken Garden via the waterfall to the tower at the centre of the maze??
Path through the sunken gardens
Galvanised steel Pied Piper Sculpture (taken from Hampton Court website - I couldn't get close enough)
The Orangery Cafe (on the right)
The Orangery Cafe
The Dining Room
The coat of arms of the Coningsby family (right). George Capel Coningsby sold the Castle in 1810
The main Courtyard
Doors to the Main Courtyard
The Chapel is one of the oldest parts of Hampton Court, and was originally built as a private Roman Catholic chapel for the family’s use.
The Gallery
Coningsby Hall
The Cloisters
St John the Evangelist Church
Inside this beautiful and probably unique church
The small cemetary at the church reserved for the family who founded the church and built Shobdon Court (the Batemans)
Former Stables to Shobdon Court which was demolished in 1933 - the service and stable blocks were converted to apartments
Half way up to the Arches - the scooter couldn't make it
The remains of the interior arches of the 12th Century stone church
The Romanesque arches showing key features
Great views from the top of the hill
Stokesay Castle from the air, courtesy of English Heritage
Stokesay Castle courtesy of English Heritage
The North Tower
The West Range and South Tower seen from the Gatehouse
Castle Gatehouse and South Tower
St John the Baptist's Church next to Stokesay Castle
The Castle Gatehouse built around 1640 by Lord Craven essentially to enhance his status and to look impressive. 
The north tower of Stokesay Castle. The upper floor windows were added in the 17th century
The Fireplace in the Solar Room and staircase entry to the South Tower
The tuft of greenery at the top of the archway is a bats nest
The great hall looking towards the staircase at the north end. Some of the plaster on the walls is original
Ramparts at the top of the South Tower
Entry to the South Tower on the left. Ground floor Solar Block on the right
Well in the Courtyard with the Church of St John the Baptist in the background
Depiction of the Great Hall as it might have looked (courtesy of English Heritage). The main guests would be at one end of the hall with the lesser people on the tables down the side. They used evidence from April 27th 1290 when the Bishop of Hereford was being entertained for 10 days. He is seen on the left of the painting next to the Abbott of Haughmond, the man with the bald patch (tonsure).
Staircase at the end of the Great Hall. The roof beams are one of the few surviving from the 13th Century, established by dendrochronology
Steps to the South Tower
Depiction of the Solar Room as it might have looked
A Victorian stained glass picture from Stokesy Court showing the Royalist surrender to the Parliamentarians after the short siege of 1645. All the participants seem to be wearing their best clothes, and apparently they gave up without a fight.
The Market House, Ross on Wye
Bottom right is the historical Man of Ross House which is just behind the Market House
River Wye north of the 16th century Wilton Bridge (inset)
Hay Castle (under renovation)
Locals celebrating the end of WW2 dressed in period clothes
Hay on Wye celebrations of the end of World War II (75 years ago)
Hay on Wye is famous for its book shops
Market Hall
Pizza Delivery
Rose between two thorns
The Market Square
The Porch House dating from 987AD and claimed to be the oldest pub in England.
Chipping Campden Market Hall
The Town Hall, rebuilt in 1897 and said to include material from a Norman chapel of St Catherine dedicated 1180
Badgers Hall, hotel & tea rooms, the Old Coach House pre 1996
The Market Hall built in 1627 by Sir Baptist Hicks, a successful merchant, at the princely sum of just £90.
Remarkable and intact group of Jacobean almshouses, built 1612 in honour of James I
St James Church, Chipping Campden
Grevel House (right) built circa 1380, thought to be the home of the wool merchant William Grevel, who died in 1401 (recently sold for £2.5m)
One of three Japanese bridges (across artificial watercourses) brought back from the Orient by Mitford
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, later to become the 1st Lord Redesdale in 1905, father of the Mitford Girls
Side view of the Thatched Cottage
The Thatched Cottage, former dairy, now a detached house
Walking to the Japanese Rest House
Japanese Rest House
Buddha statue imported to the estate from the Orient by Mitford, who had converted to Buddhism, in 1900.
The Hermits Cave
Church of St Mary, part of the Batsford Estate
The Foo Dog
This bog garden was once a sheep wash
Batsford House (in the distance) currently owned by Michael Hamilton Wills, 3rd Baron Dulverton
The Seven Leys - a great view across the Cotswold Hills towards Stow-on-theWold
The fenced off area is where they are trying to encourage the growth of a wild flower garden
Too much wine!
St Kenelm’s Church
Possible tomb of Baron William Lovell (1455) with an alabaster effigy of Baron Lovell and heraldic symbols relating his family connections 
Beautiful interior of the church
The reredos behind the altar was installed in 1876 in memory of Lady Taunton shows five finely carved panels of Biblical scenes. 
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