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On The Way To Minchinhampton...

by coceng

Our next destination after Stroud was Minchinhampton so Patrick was looking for the best route to take me there...
We passed through some scenic villages & it's irrelevant to stop asking people to know the names of those villages...I just snapped away & most of the times I didn't take any photos... Simply enjoying my eyes, stucked in my memory forever & ever !

My Cotswold Route...

by coceng

FORD<<<<<PAINSWICK>>>>>MINCHINHAMPTONTHE COTSWOLDS11th June 2004 (Friday)
My second day around The Cotswold ! Started in Cheltenham, Pat's place; After having breakfast, off we explored more !
First village, Painswick. In the Southern Cotswold. Less tourists come this way which is just right for me !
In was early morning, so it's pretty quiet. The village itself is so pretty; Went inside the church & smelled flowers ! There were some women who were preparing a wedding that would be held there later on that day.
I wish we could stay just to watch the occasion but of course we were not invited...So, we didn't.
Took some photos; The graveyard has some tombs cracked opened ! Pat was telling me that maybe we could see some skeletons ! No, we didn't peek...
Next, we drove to Stroud...Just a small town & Pat convinced me that there's nothing to see there...So, we passed through Stroud, on the way to Minchinhampton.

MUST SEE...Painswick, a beautiful village in the south of The Cotswold; Also refered to as 'Queen Of The Cotswold'.
The St. Marys' Church is very interesting !
It's graveyard surrounded the church with its 'table-top' tombs of rich wool merchants who made the village prosperous during the 17th century.

DIRECTION :THE MAP

By Road - Painswick is on the A46, half way between Bath & Stratford-upon-Avon.

By Rail - Stroud (hourly service from London) 3 miles. Gloucester (from Wales &
South West) 5 miles. Cheltenham (from Midlands & North) 10 miles.

Please get a map in this region if you are interested to explore Painswick.