We have a full and carefully planned itinerary for this trip; largely based on my "I want to see....." comments. So much to look forward to! People and places alike; it is all just a great big thrill at the moment. The full itinerary is on Google Docs.
Starting in London, from where we will also visit Gillingham, we will be meeting up with a cousin who I haven't seen since I was a baby. She will also join us for some of our sight-seeing. After London, we will pick up our hire car and start our road trip. We will first be travelling north to Cambridge and then across to Norfolk where we will also visit family (including a cousin I haven't met before).
The next stop will be Lincoln, and then we continue our journey north to York where we will spend a few days before heading to Whitby. After visiting Whitby, we will head across to Cumbria and the Lake District, where I plan to have some fun armed with my copy of Roger Wardale's In search of Swallows & Amazons. There should be a few good walks to be had there.
Leaving the lake district, we will drive south and into Wales. where we will be staying at Devil's Bridge, Aberystwyth and visit some old haunts. After Wales, we go west to Shropshire, (more children's literature! This was the setting for several of the books in Malcolm Saville's Lone Pine series).
We will then head south towards the Cotswolds, to Gloucester and Cheltenham, taking in Stratford on Avon for a spot of Shakespeare. In Gloucester, we will spend some time with some very special friends of my parents - more people that I am looking forward to meeting (who will remember me as a baby!)
Next we go south east to Kent and Maidstone. Plenty to see here too. I'm assured that I can play Poohsticks at Hartfield!! We will also be visiting Canterbury.
A short (by Australian standards) drive from Kent will take us to Sussex (setting for more of Malcolm Saville's books). We will be staying in the historic Mermaid Inn and visiting many of the famous landmarks - Battle Abbey, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway and others!
Next stop - Hampshire, and some time with family. Some cousins who have visited us here in Australia, but too long ago for me to want to count the years.
And then Heathrow, Tullamarine - home!
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