Dave and Sue outside La Sablonnerie, Sark

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Thursday 11th October

Four nights at Stoke Gabriel saw us ready to move on and we headed to a site just outside Malvern in Worcestershire in a village called Hanley Swan. Not a very big village but a lovely situation just a couple of miles from the Malvern Hills. Unfortunately the weather didn't co-operate so we were unable to explore much but a walk into the village found a good butchers, pub and Post Office cum stores, all you need really.

From here we went to Bury where we had arranged for our daughter Carly to meet up with us. She came and we had a few good days together culminating in a visit into Manchester where we all went to the Manchester City Museum and Art Gallery. I was most surprised in the museum as it is the only one I have ever visited with live exhibits such a Iguanas, Lizards and Tree Frogs, all alongside Fossils, stuffed animals and many other exhibits. Worth visiting though.


Properly named now so easily recognisable


Home for the next 7 months, here in sunshine at Bury

From Bury we have now come to Leek in Staffordshire for two nights as we have arranged to meet some friends we met in Spain. They came today and we had a lovely meal in the local pub (The Three Horseshoes) followed by a walk round Rudyard Lake, a large reservoir not far away that was created to supply water to a local canal. It was visited by a couple in the 1800's that were enchanted by it. So much so that they names their son after it......Rudyard Kipling. Unfortunately the narrow gauge railway that runs along the lakeside was not in steam at the time of our visit.


Rudyard Lake near Leek in Staffordshire





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