Travel Date // August 10, 2017Â
Searching for Thomas Kinkade Cottages
We love Thomas Kinkade paintings and I (Peter) really wanted to find some of those beautiful, quaint English cottages and villages that inspired a lot of Kinkade’s paintings. So we enjoyed a day full of scenic drives through some of the cutest English towns you can imagine…
In this video:
- Visit Castle Cary for some breakfast from a bake shop + search a local cemetery to see if we can find any of Lisa’s ancestors…no luck this time.
- Stop for a tour at Wells Cathedral
- Quickly walk around Bristol (where two of Lisa’s ancestors served as sheriffs….waaaaay back in the day)
- Tasted our first ever Fry’s Turkish Delight in the town where Fry’s got started.
- Go for a hike in the woods
- Explore Castle Combe – which Lisa dubbed the “most picturesque town”
- Drive through the English Cotswolds and watch a homemade boat race in Bourton-on-the-Water (considered the Venice of the Cotswolds)
- Arrive at the Blenheim Palace after closing time…so we’ll have to visit another time.
- Rest up at a cozy hotel south of Birmingham – The Oak Hotel
Castle Cary & Wells, England (pt 1 of 4)
Castle Cary Burns the Bread Bake Shop-England
Castle Cary All Saints Church-England
Wells City Centre-England
Scenic Street in Wells England
Wells Bishops Eye Gate-England
Gate to Bishops Palace in Wells England
Swans by Bishops Palace-Wells England
Wells Bishop Insignia
Wells Cathedral-England
Front of Wells Cathedral-wide view-England
Hallway at Wells Cathedral-England
Main Sanctuary at Wells Cathedral-England
Inside Wells Cathedral-England
Astronomical Clock at Wells Cathedral-England
Priests Seating-Wells Cathedral-England
Beautiful Interior of Wells Cathedral-England
Wells Cathedral Staircase-England
Wells Cathedral Library
Wells Cathedral Cat-England
Bristol, England
Bristol England Street
Royal Academy of Art-Bristol England
Bristol Virginia Rooms-University Theatre-England
Front of Wills Memorial Building Tower-Bristol England
Inside Bristol Museum and Art Gallery-England
Bristol England Street View
Bristol Cathedral-England
Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel-England
Millennium Square-Bristol England
Bristol Slave Trade Chart
Frys Chocolate-Bristol England
Iconic Tower in Bristol-England
Clifton Suspension Bridge-Bristol England
Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve-Bristol England
Free Range Children Sign in Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve-Bristol England
Castle Combe & The Cotswolds, England (pt 3 of 4)
Castle Combe City Centre-England
Cottages in Castle Combe-England
The Manor House-Castle Combe-England
Ivy Chimney at The Manor House-Castle Combe England
Gardens at The Manor House-Castle Combe England
Flowers at The Manor House-Castle Combe England
Stairway at The Manor House-Castle Combe England
Cottages lining the street in Castle Combe-England
Castle Combe Square-England
Flowers in Castle Combe England
Memorial in Castle Combe England
Scenic Street in Castle Combe England
Unicorn Lodge-Castle Combe England
A Perfect Day in Castle Combe England
Most Picturesque Town-Castle Combe England
Cottages by a Stream-Castle Combe-England
Bridge over Stream-Castle Combe-England
Another Scenice Castle Combe Street-England
Beautiful House in Castle Combe-England
Bourton on the Water street-Cotswolds England
Bridge in Bourton on the Water-England
Landscaped Car in Bourton on the Water-England
River Race-Bourton on the Water-England
Bourton on the Water-England
Bourton on the Water shops-England
Lisa Walking around Bourton on the Water-England
Bourton on the Water-Venice of the Cotswolds sign-England
Blenheim Palace & The Oak Hotel, England (pt 4 of 4)
Outside Blenheim Palace-England
Blenheim Palace-England
Lisa on phone outside Blenheim Palace-England
The Oak Hotel