1940's WEEKEND -SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

This visit was on the 28th June 2009 at the Severn Valley Railway in Shropshire.

These events seem very popular with people having the chance to dress up in 1940's clothing to add to the theme of the event. The Railway runs from Bridgenorth to Bewdley, which is also Kidderminster station. The Preserved railway line uses a separate line to the commercial rail services. The actual journey from one end of the line to the other, takes around an hour and a half. So well worth the admission fee and a very scenic route too, which also passes the West midlands Safari park. There are other stations inbetween, such as "Highley", which has a new museum and visitor centre/resturant. Events such as these make it very Interesting for photography purposes of course.

Cotswolds Visit (Part 2) April 2009.

This is "Part 2" of my Cotswolds visit, which features a few villages & places around the Cotswolds. Featured are : Lower Slaughter, Broadway, Snowshill, Hailes Abbey(National Trust), The garden of my "Whiteacres" Guest house in Broadway, Chipping Campden & Coughton Court (National Trust Property). This visit was over the weekend of April 3rd-5th 2009.

Bourton-On The-Water & Birdland : Visit April 2009 (Part1)

This Video Is of Bourton-On The-Water village , including "Birdland" a Zoo of different varieties of exotic and Interesting Birds. This was part of my stay in the Cotswolds in early April 2009.

I Stayed at a B&B in "Broadway Village" That village will be featured in Part 2.

THE COTSWOLDS - April 2009

My visit to The Cotswolds was April 3rd-5th 2009, where I met my Sister & her Husband , who were staying In "Broadway Village" at the Caravan site there. I stayed just along the road from there at a B&B called "Whiteacres", which was very nice and with a good breakfast too.

We managed to visit a few places , including "Bourton-On the- Water", known as the "Venice" of The Cotswolds, due to the stream running through the village and the small bridges over it.

Very popular place for tourists there. The village also has a place called "Birdland", with many varieties of Birds (Photos above). Other places I went, were "Snowshill", which has "Snowshill Manor" (National Trust) and "Lower Slaughter", with the Old Mill shop, which is always worth a visit. Another nice village with a stream running through and much quieter than Bourton.

Chipping Campden we had a good meal, at "The Eight Bells" Pub one evening. Not an easy village to park, but well worth a stroll around Chipping Campden. With staying in "Broadway" , it was obviously a place we spent time looking round too, with its wide street (Broad-way) and the Interesting shops it has. I also visited "Hailes Abbey", near Winchcombe, as I had been there once before and felt like going again. This is also a "National Trust" property(photo above)

So with the weather being superb that weekend, I was very lucky to be able to take so many Photos on this visit. Some of which are shown above.