This was a day that was full of uncertainty. Would the weather hold or dump rain? Would we manage to visit all of the villages on this southern stretch of the Black and White Trail? Would any village come up to the standard of Eardisland? Almost, yes and not quite. Unlike our usual practice, we began with the closest village to us and worked our way away from home, culminating in Cheese Dairy. A miracle did happen. Sheila followed my instructions and actua...

Well, it had to happen sooner or later.  Being England, it’s usually sooner.  That is, the temperature plummeted to a daytime maximum of 16c with leaden sky and light showers.  Of all times to happen however.  This trip had been built around these four days in Herefordshire and taking the “Black and White Village Trail.  Thirteen villages in a wedge shape corner of Herefordshire with hundreds of timber framed houses, shops and pubs.  The old oak timbers...

We spent all afternoon strolling around the village photographing everything from every direction. Perhaps being built around the river and the bridge adds to the atmosphere. Whatever, after now having visited all the villages in the day after we were here at Eardisland, we vote it the village that we love the most. I used up all my energy in photographing. I should also admit that most of the photographs we have taken have been on my new Samsung S23 Ultra phone....

This was another four-hour driving day which we had decided to break into two halves. Two hours to Chedworth Roman Villa where we spent a little more than two hours and then the final two hour drive to Kington. Our Citroen C4 is so big and has so much grunt, it couldn't be referred to as a she. He gave us a hell of a ride across country from the Chiltern Hills to the big sky country of north-west Herefordshire. He drops into hidden dips (to which Ches responds...

What a brutal day! 30c+ and humid. Tempered by a breeze, however the humidity making it very uncomfortable. Go easy on the Brits, it's very uncomfortable. We had another late start, and we're more into a Slowtrav routine now. No driving for four hours (that's coming again tomorrow). We decided to just visit three places nearby and with no more that 45min driving … total. We didn't leave until 11:30 and made straight to Aldbury. Pretty much narrow...