I was distracted by the rainbow which was why I had a break in between posts.. so let me now finish my post on the Cotswolds weekend.
We wanted a relaxing weekend so we chilled out in the lovely B&B in the morning... we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. Met a German couple in the dining hall but they checked out after breakfast.
We knew we have limited time in the Cotswolds as we had to start the drive back to London giving us enough time for bad traffic as many people would be travelling back on the M25 on Sunday nights. I read that there are lavender fields in the UK, and having seen amazing fields in Provence two years ago, I really wanted to see how the fields are like here, plus they harvest every mid June to late July which means perfect timing for a visit. I googled a Somerset Lavender field just south of Bath and so after debating, we decided to forgo Castle Combe because according to Mrs Kim Sully, it is even smaller than Lacock, with only five local pubs and pretty nothing much. Wikipedia states the population to be 350. 350??!
Somerset Lavender is a lavender distillery and they own a big field of many varieties of lavender. It was a nice surprise to see a field of purple in the midst of rolling green fields but I have to admit the ones in Provence are so much nicer. We took a few pics before the rain came again.. sigh the weather in this country... as fast as it came, it cleared up pretty quickly and we decided to go back to Bath to the famous Sally Lunn tea room and targeted to leave Bath around 3ish to give us ample time for the drive back home.
On our drive in to Bath, we spotted this amazing view of the city from a distance. It was definitely a good discovery as it's my fourth time to Bath and my first time seeing it from a panoramic view like this. Using my camera's zoom function:
You can see Bath Abbey and in the far distance, the famous Bath Royal Crescent, another favourite backdrop for English period dramas.
We saw two dog owners bringing their pets to run freely on this huge field and I bet the dogs are super happy to prance around. We were happy to run around too haha
And here is the famous Bath Royal Crescent up close; it's too long and I couldn't capture the whole crescent in one photo. It's been used most recently in the movie The Duchess starring Kiera Knightly.
We wanted a relaxing weekend so we chilled out in the lovely B&B in the morning... we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. Met a German couple in the dining hall but they checked out after breakfast.
We knew we have limited time in the Cotswolds as we had to start the drive back to London giving us enough time for bad traffic as many people would be travelling back on the M25 on Sunday nights. I read that there are lavender fields in the UK, and having seen amazing fields in Provence two years ago, I really wanted to see how the fields are like here, plus they harvest every mid June to late July which means perfect timing for a visit. I googled a Somerset Lavender field just south of Bath and so after debating, we decided to forgo Castle Combe because according to Mrs Kim Sully, it is even smaller than Lacock, with only five local pubs and pretty nothing much. Wikipedia states the population to be 350. 350??!
Somerset Lavender is a lavender distillery and they own a big field of many varieties of lavender. It was a nice surprise to see a field of purple in the midst of rolling green fields but I have to admit the ones in Provence are so much nicer. We took a few pics before the rain came again.. sigh the weather in this country... as fast as it came, it cleared up pretty quickly and we decided to go back to Bath to the famous Sally Lunn tea room and targeted to leave Bath around 3ish to give us ample time for the drive back home.
On our drive in to Bath, we spotted this amazing view of the city from a distance. It was definitely a good discovery as it's my fourth time to Bath and my first time seeing it from a panoramic view like this. Using my camera's zoom function:
You can see Bath Abbey and in the far distance, the famous Bath Royal Crescent, another favourite backdrop for English period dramas.
We saw two dog owners bringing their pets to run freely on this huge field and I bet the dogs are super happy to prance around. We were happy to run around too haha
And here is the famous Bath Royal Crescent up close; it's too long and I couldn't capture the whole crescent in one photo. It's been used most recently in the movie The Duchess starring Kiera Knightly.
Going back in time, imagine the cobbled street you see above as a busy scene with horse carriages transporting the aristocrats.
Today it houses expensive apartments, offices as well as a posh hotel but instead of horse carriages, we spotted some expensive cars parked outside. Oh how times have changed.
Today it houses expensive apartments, offices as well as a posh hotel but instead of horse carriages, we spotted some expensive cars parked outside. Oh how times have changed.
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