Gloucester Docks, Saturday 15th August
Tewkesbury market day was in full swing as we arrived.
Myra stocked up with vegetables and I did the same for socks; we did a bit of building spotting before eating in a fish and chip shop than a boater had recommended.
We agreed with him, they were very good although a bit pricey. A walk alongside the River Avon took us via the old mill and a nice riverside terrace to the Abbey, the main reason for our visit.
A Saxon Abbey was founded around the year 715AD, declining fortunes saw the absorption by Cranbourne Abbey in Dorset: the present abbey was founded and completed in the last decade of the 11th century. The west front has a magnificent recessed Norman arch 65 feet in height, excellent glass of varying ages are some of the notable features of this wonderful building.
We returned to Gloucester via Cheltenham as the direct bus was not due for 40 minutes; it was a lovely ride through some new countryside.
2009 Totals: 420 Locks – 781 miles – 29 Bus pass uses.
