(9-14-19) Saturday Day 6 Cardiff – Ludlow – Chester – Liverpool Averages - 63 high, 53 low, 31% rain.
Hotel = Jurys Inn (Full Breakfast) Jurys Inn Liverpool, No. 31 Keel Wharf L3 4FN, Liverpool, UK Tel +44 151 2443777 Bar and Restaurant, make tea in the room, Good location. Beatles Story Museum one block away. Thin walls = noisy. Located on Kings Waterfront and Albert Dock is next door. Free Wi-Fi, AC, Oddsocks Bar and Kitchen. Modern. Reviews - Comfortable beds, amazing meals, check-in/out easy, great location, clean, walk to all sights, restaurants, and bars. The Phone says 13,424 steps, 6 miles and 11 flights climbed.
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We started our day with a drive through the Welsh countryside. Saw rolling hills and small former mining villages along the way. UK can buy coal cheaper from Poland so all the coal mines have closed. We traveled through forested areas, pastures with sheep grazing, fields of corn and cabbage, steep hillsides, and views that extended a long way. We returned to England through Herfordshire which had a lot more level land. The area was more populated with nicely manicured lawns around the cottages. Saw more half-timbered houses and some large brick homes. There was nothing here to attract bombing during the war, no industries.
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England. The oldest part was founded in the late 11th century and is a walled medieval town which includes Ludlow Castle and St. Laurence Church. There are 500 historic buildings including examples of medieval and Tudor-style half-timbered buildings. Mill St. and Broad St. lead from the city center to the Teme River and offer fine examples of Georgian buildings.
Our guide gave us an hour and 15 minutes to entertain ourselves in Ludlow. There was a food festival on the castle grounds so it didn’t make sense to go there. The entry fee was 13 pounds so I walked around the exterior of the castle wall and then wandered the streets looking for interesting houses. I also visited St. Laurence Church. The bells were ringing the whole time we were there. There was a special bell ringing event happening. I’m not sure the food festival people and the large number of attendees were appreciating the continuous ringing. The drive along the way continues to be scenic
Chester in Cheshire, England is a walled city on the River Dee. It was founded in 79 AD as a Roman fort It is one of the best-presevered walled cities. There are a number of medieval buildings and Victorian restorations of black-and-white buildings. Chester Rows are unique in Britain. They are covered walkways at the first floor. At the street level the shops are similar to other towns, but many are entered by going down a few steps. The shops on the first floor level are set back from the steet which makes it a covered walkway. The ground floor buildings are usually lower than the street and are known as crypts. They are only a half-story lower so they are not true crypts. This may have been done to improve commercial opportunity by giving customers two-level access. Chester Cathedral is an ancient abbey and an archaelogical gem. It offers the Early Gothic Lady Chapel and Chapter House, the High Gothic choir, and the late Gothic tower, west front and upper part of the nave, three-aisle pillared nave.
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England. The oldest part was founded in the late 11th century and is a walled medieval town which includes Ludlow Castle and St. Laurence Church. There are 500 historic buildings including examples of medieval and Tudor-style half-timbered buildings. Mill St. and Broad St. lead from the city center to the Teme River and offer fine examples of Georgian buildings.
Our guide gave us an hour and 15 minutes to entertain ourselves in Ludlow. There was a food festival on the castle grounds so it didn’t make sense to go there. The entry fee was 13 pounds so I walked around the exterior of the castle wall and then wandered the streets looking for interesting houses. I also visited St. Laurence Church. The bells were ringing the whole time we were there. There was a special bell ringing event happening. I’m not sure the food festival people and the large number of attendees were appreciating the continuous ringing. The drive along the way continues to be scenic
The castle with a Food Festival inside the walls causing the castle to be closed.
Chester in Cheshire, England is a walled city on the River Dee. It was founded in 79 AD as a Roman fort It is one of the best-presevered walled cities. There are a number of medieval buildings and Victorian restorations of black-and-white buildings. Chester Rows are unique in Britain. They are covered walkways at the first floor. At the street level the shops are similar to other towns, but many are entered by going down a few steps. The shops on the first floor level are set back from the steet which makes it a covered walkway. The ground floor buildings are usually lower than the street and are known as crypts. They are only a half-story lower so they are not true crypts. This may have been done to improve commercial opportunity by giving customers two-level access. Chester Cathedral is an ancient abbey and an archaelogical gem. It offers the Early Gothic Lady Chapel and Chapter House, the High Gothic choir, and the late Gothic tower, west front and upper part of the nave. Noticed the three-aisle pillared nave.
Chester Cathedral. The choir was practicing when I went in and they sounded angelic. It limited access but was very pleasant to listen to.
Liverpool (check out previous post from Collette Tour.)
We rode around on a bus in Liverpool. We finished at 7:30. I wanted to do the Beatle’s museum,but it closed at 8:00.
St. Georges' Hall, an impressive neoclassical building is a 19-minute walk. Liverpool Playhouse - 5 minute walk. Cavern Club, a quirky underground club, is where the Beatles were discovered. See the Beatles Tribute Band - Made in Liverpool. World Museum
St. Georges' Hall, an impressive neoclassical building is a 19-minute walk. Liverpool Playhouse - 5 minute walk. Cavern Club, a quirky underground club, is where the Beatles were discovered. See the Beatles Tribute Band - Made in Liverpool. World Museum
This is the alley where the Beatle’s played in the Cavern Club. It’s always crowded, day and even more so at night.
Three amazing, but very crowded towns.
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