Nothing really exciting to report since my last missive I’m afraid.
We did the tourist bit and went round Windsor Castle which was very impressive and I have to say quite good value for money - much more so than Warwick Castle which is rather “disneyfied”
We’ve meandered slowly back up the Thames with a night at Maidenhead and then 5 nights at Cookham. We hadn’t been able to find a mooring here on our way down and having stopped there and explored one can see why. A delightful mooring (£6 a night) a pleasant village/town with some shops and a large choice of eateries/pubs, although the downside being they were all very expensive to eat in so apart from one lunch we didn’t partake, and super walking with Winters Hill giving terrific views over the Thames valley.
The church is worth visiting being over 1100 years old and its worthwhile buying the short guide as its hilarious to read. For our narrowboating friends I liken the prose to Mr Pearson.
From there a night in Marlow, a pretty enough town but interesting to note that there was not one provisions shop in the town, no butchers, no bakers and definitely no candlestick makers or greengrocers come to that. (Perhaps a guide to the area is given by the fact that in the hardware shop in Cookham they were proudly displaying chandelier cleaner for sale!)
From Marlow on a few miles to a very remote mooring near Medmenham for a night and hence to Henley where we will be for 2 nights. Its the most expensive mooring we’ve come across (£10 a night but its buzzy and close to the town)
So on tomorrow to Sonning.
PS I've just discovered that my blog entitled "Back to Bath" had some problems with the font colour which I've now tried to correct so if you couldn't read this exciting instalment about the Welshman and the German do give it another go. (8th JUNE)
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| Relaxing at Cookham |
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| Marlow Bridge which appearently was nearly demolished in the 50's for a new concrete monstrosity |
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| Quiet neighbours |
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| I thought this was a war memorial but it was erected to celebrate the local landowner winning a case in 1809 in the Court of Appeal to confirm that the ferry was public. The ferry has long gone. |
