Stratford, Shakespeare, the Cotswolds–Part One

Stratford, Shakespeare, the Cotswolds–Part One 2026-10-09T20:24:18-04:00 Ben Witherington We had gorgeous Fall weather the whole time we were in England, and no better time than to take a ride through the lovely Cotswolds and finish the day in Stratford on Avon. We stopped at two places in the Cotswolds, namely Broadway, and Stow on the Wold. Here are some shots from that green and pleasant land. These are yew trees, surrounding the door of a chapel in Stow and looking for all the world like legs of a giant beast. This is the center of Stow and notice the medieval market cross just beyond the cars and before the Kings Arms. Here’s a pub named the Queen’s Head. The Cotswolds are noted for there yellow brick houses and public buildings here in Stow and elsewhere and its mortar-less stone walls, like in Kentucky. You might assume this was a pancake place, but look more carefully at the sign! And did I mention is is sheep country, as in the movie The Sheep Detectives, but then so is Hertfordshire. Not quite to the proportions of New Zealand which is said to be 6 million people on the two islands, and 60 million sheep. There is a very nice small church in Stow called the Church of St. E...