English Road Trippin'

On Monday, we headed north, caravanning with Dean and Jenny and the kids, towards Warwick for a little adventure. 

Along the way, we stopped at the Diddly Squat Farm Shop in Chipping Norton, the store made famous by Jeremy Clarkson in his recent show, Clarkson's Farm.
 

We all enjoyed the show, especially Euan, who wants to go into farming. So, even though the shop was closed on Mondays, we still had a good time nosing around.

We then made it to Warwick Castle, and got checked into our lovely lodge. Stace and I had booked a larger unit with a loft, that said it could sleep seven, in hopes that family would join us. 

With English school still in session, the off-season price was fantastic. So we had lots of room for Dean and the family, too. Even though Cora chose to sleep in the under-stair cupboard, a la Harry Potter.

Here, she's spending some time in a nearby tree.

After having a snack and a drink, we watched the knights' show, which was included in the cost for guests staying the night. When we went five years ago, they also had other opportunities, like archery and holding a baby owl! This year, just the knights, but still fun.

These two also put on fighting display for us, which we remembered from our 2017 trip. 

The man on the left, seen in 2017, was in the photo above, as well. Stace wanted Cora and Violet to get a picture with him again after our show, but they refused.

We then strolled through Warwick to find a pub for dinner, passing this ancient hospital!

We settled in at the local Wetherspoon's pub and ordered our meals at the bar. 

Not too long after this photo was taken, we were informed by the manager that because it was soon to be 9 p.m., we would have to leave, because of the children. Big error on their part, allowing us to order food so close to 9! They packed up our meals in to-go boxes. It was quite a strange experience! 

Please notice Stace's super cool Howards Home Improvement hoodie.