A country walk with John Clare through one of England’s treasures, her footpaths, will reveal wayside wildlife secrets we have never noticed before.
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Is this Shakespeare Country?
Standing on this high point of the Cotswold Way I can hear the voices of William Shakespeare and William Tyndale. These two men have influenced the English language more than any others.
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The Cotswold villages have a unique charm with their attractive honey-coloured limestone cottages, clustered together around fine churches. They make for an ever-popular tourist destination and a photographer’s dream.
Continue reading “Up There on the Cotswolds”An English Village in Winter
Is traditional English country life vanishing today? We like to think some of the spirit of Old England still survives in our own village here.
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