The Coldswolds

The green at Stow on the Wolds 

We planned to take the van to Broadway CC site for the lights and festivities on Friday evening but it was -5c in the morning and there were still icicles on my water tanks drains. So we decided to just go for the day in the car. Not much snow in the Cotswolds, but at Stow on the Wolds it was -3c with frost and fog making it feel very cold indeed. Retreated to a bistro for mulled wine and lunch - after shopping of course.

We spent most of the time in Boughton on the Water as there was a Victorian street market and the lights were being switched on that evening. There were lots of (free) drinks and mince pies from the local shops for the thousands of sightseers milling around in the freezing conditions.

Main St Broadway

Finally headed for Broadway at about 7.00pm which was just as busy for its second late night shopping evening of the season. Great difficulty finding somewhere to park. Recession/austerity? Not in this part of the country!

Drove back via Stratford on Avon and arrived home just before 10.00 o'clock. I guess we would have been tucked up in bed at Broadway CC if we had taken the van - but never mind.