Gloucester

Firstly, thank you so much for your lovely comments on the sneak preview yesterday. Wait til you see the whole thing!!

Today we took a trip to Gloucester to meet Woodpeckers and CleanSteve, who have both written about our day, so I won't double up on their accounts too much.

As we were wandering round, one of my mates from the Midlands rang to ask where I was. She was on her way back from Bristol with her hubby and son and knew she'd be in trouble if she didn't at least call me, not realising she would have been travelling in the opposite direction from me had I been at home. As it was, they were just approaching Gloucester, so they called in and met us at the Cathedral.

Steve wasn't feeling well so had gone home, so the 6 of us remaining had a look around the beautiful Cathedral and then went for lunch. The pub we ended up in was setting up for a musical afternoon and we heartily joined in, singing along to tunes such as ' Bohemian Rhapsody ' and ' Bat Out Of Hell '. ( Heartily doesn't necessarily mean tunefully as far as I was concerned ... Sav says his ears have just about stopped bleeding now, 10pm local time ).

My shot is of Gloucester Quays and I have taken the following description straight from the Gloucester City website because it's late and I too wish to retire for the night:

The historic Victorian docks are a unique and inspiring destination, described by Charles Dickens himself as ‘extraordinary’, and granted port status by Queen Elizabeth I in 1580. Gloucester is the most inland port in Britain, and the docks are dominated by towering warehouses which stand proud along the water’s edge. Visitors can see skilled shipwrights and riggers repairing, restoring and building traditional ships and rigging all year round in Tommi Nielsen’s dry dock on the West Quay.

The wider Gloucester Quays area is a favourite for visitors and locals alike, with a great mix of waterside museums, bars, cafes, restaurants and Designer Outlet shopping plus beautiful new communal squares, walkways and dramatic public art, all nestling comfortably alongside the docks’ maritime heritage.