The Royal Hop Pole

Look closely

by leics

Although the fascinatng architecture in Tewkesbury is pretty obvious to any visitor, close inspection will often show up detals otherwise overlooked.

It's worth having a good look, and taking the time to wander the backstreets a little. For example, directly opposite the Abbey main entrance a street leads down to an old mill and some lovely old cottages.

There are alleyways to explore too, the remnants of what was once a thriving Medieval town. Try to imagine them as they once were.not very clean, pretty smelly, resounding with the sounds of street-sellers, livestock being brought to market, arguments, barking dogs, children playing..........

my home town Tewkesbury

by thefolly4

"Winter time in tewkesbury"

This photo was taken late 07 looking across the vineyards towards the abbey, in the winter we get flooding due to having 2 rivers that meet here, the avon & the severn, as most people may know we had real bad floods last year, so bad that the town was cut off completely