As I lost my camera after the last trip to Bridgnorth, I only had a few pics that I had taken with an old camera, while I was charging the battery of my new camera, and Kev, gave me some of his. So when we decided to go up a second time I thought now's my chance to post some really nice pictures. I took loads as usual and some are on Flickr so take a look. The journey down wasn't as eventful as last time, and we had a pleasant journey. Unfortunately we couldn't get the same hotel as last time so we stayed in the Croft Hotel, it is a lovely old hotel, where the passages where narrow and you seemed as though you are constantly turning corners. Lots of creaks and groans, (from the hotel not the guests) and floorboards that moved beneath you. The room was lovely and clean, if a little cramped, and the bathroom was tiny only as wide as the shower unit at one end and narrowing to the width of the sink at the other. The staff where very friendly, and not overly chatty and the rooms where cleaned daily, with clean towels and a top up of any tea's and coffee's used. I have stayed in places where once you have booked in you don't see the cleaners again until the day you leave. Breakfast was of the all you can eat variety with a selection of fruit, cereals and juices, followed by your 'Full English' or any variation. The only problem Kev and I have with most B and B's or small hotel's is the times of breakfast, I know they have work men staying, I know the staff have other things to do,sometimes they have other jobs to go to, but seven through to half past eight, in the morning is too early, after all I am on holiday. On Tuesday we had a good look around Bridgnorth and spent a long time at the Railway Station taking lots of pictures and video's of steam and diesel, they are having two historic weekend's and unfortunately we arrived mid-week so will miss them both but there was plenty of engines getting ready, and the coaches where ready for their 'evacuee's' which where local school children dressed ready to do their bit. On the Wednesday Chris came to see us for the day, and we went to Much Wenlock, there is an old ruined abbey there and lots of lovely old buildings, and much to my pleasure the post office stocks doll's house furniture, so I spent a happy hour looking at all the goodies while Kevin and Chris went into the bookshop. We then spent an hour or two in the abbey grounds it is hard when your in a place like that, to gauge time, as no matter where it is situated, everything is peaceful and tranquil and time seems to just stop. It is opened by English Heritage and is opened daily, well worth a visit if your in the area. Much Wenlock and the Abbey is worth another blog and so is the Severn Valley Railway. We then went onto Shrewsbury, which had a lot of nice shops and lovely buildings, we walked over the Welsh Bridge,and then to get back to the car park we crossed the English bridge didn't get to many pictures because it was a very busy town. On the Thursday we had a thunderstorm, we had planned to spend the day on the railway, and take some pictures and video's of the trains, somewhere else other than Bridgnorth, but it wasn't to be, but never mind maybe next time. Kevin went off to take pictures and I had a snooze, by 2pm it had brightened up and we spent the afternoon going around the antique shops and taking pictures down on the Station.
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