Monday 21st May 2018

Today, on Annette and Andy's recommendation, we visited National Trust Dudmaston near Bridgnorth.

There are really beautiful gardens.

There is a fine old house which contains the former co-owner's excellent modern art collection. He was in the diplomatic service and was British Ambassador to Spain during the Franco Regime. He collected the work of many Spanish Artists who were opposed to the Franco dictatorship and even put on an exhibition of their work in Madrid while he was ambassador there!

There is a large lake in the grounds.

We walked around the lake - here's a view to the house from the other side.

We saw some very large fungi growing on the trunk of a tree on the far side of the lake.

In the parkland on the far side of the lake there was a stunningly beautiful display of hawthorn blossom.

From Dudmaston we travelled south to the City of Hereford where we bought a few groceries. We stopped for the day at The Moon Inn at Mordiford just a few miles to the east of Hereford. Here's the view of the pub from our parking place.

This is Britstop number three. We had a nice meal in the Moon. After we returned to our van there was a heavy thundery shower - not surprising as it has been very hot and close all day.

Today we travelled 83 miles (134 kilometres). We are at N52.03302 W2.62597

Mordiford    Street view