Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewskesbury is another small town on the Severn that has a large collection of medieval houses. However, rather than the protecting its heritage there is a combination of old, new and tired side by side, street by street. Some of the old tudor, and earlier, houses are the best I’ve seen. But they are littered amoungst some pre-war, post-war and new builds, none of which are very inspiring.
The population appears to be very aged, but that doesn’t appear to stop them from being out and about. Walking sticks and zithers are abundent. I felt slightly undressed to be walking without support of some kind.
We went for another ‘cruise’ on the Severn. This time a luncheon cruise of fish and chips. Big mistake. We had done a very entertaining and interesting cruise on the Severn at Shrewsbury which set the bench mark too high.
Other than having an interesting Cathedral and some remarkably old buildings, Tewkesbury didn’t do a lot for me. However, all is not lost. We stayed at the charming Tudor House Hotel with it’s lovely staff, good bar and friendly locals.
Good stop over on our way to Cornwall.