The first weekend of the end of term holidays, had us staying at another farm stay this time outside Stratford Upon Avon. No need to explain much about Stratford. We saw a fantastic performance of Comedy of Errors by Royal Shakespeare Company aimed at kids, visited several, but not all of the Shakespeare houses.
We went to the amazingly well preserved Warwick Castle just 20 minutes away from Stratford. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068. From 1088, the castle traditionally belonged to the Earl of Warwick, and it served as a symbol of his power. The castle was taken in 1153 by Henry of Anjou, later Henry II. I. Under the ownership of Richard Neville – also known as "Warwick the Kingmaker" – Warwick Castle was used in the 15th century to imprison the English king, Edward IV.t was used as a fort until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house. It was then owned by the Greville family until as recently as 1978.
Again Sally ended up head on home while Mark & the kids stayed on. They wandered around the farm picking some of the bazillions of daffodils that dotted almost every piece of public land everywhere we went in March and early April.
They also visited the Stratford butterfly farm where William was able to convince the butterflies that he was, in fact, not a boy but a flower.
On way home we detoured to Banbury to see Banbury Cross. The 'new cross' is a short distance away from the 'old cross'. Nearby is a statue to the 'fine lady upon a white horse'.
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| BANBURY CROSS |
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| A FINE LADY UPON A FINE HORSE. |
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