The tides must be big here to allow the boats out to sea.
It was time to bite the bullet and face the "north face" back to the car - but as luck would have it there is an ingenious funicular that takes passengers up to the top of the hill. It's all water driven with the two carriages (one at the top, one at the bottom) emptying and filling water tanks to provide weight to drive the carriages.
Sue reckoned it was £3 well spent.
Our digs for the night was Rookery Manor and what a splendid place it was.
Our rooms were in the Old Manor house and overlooked the beautiful gardens. It was easy to understand why this place was a big favourite for wedding celebrations.
Day 2. Much Marcle
Why Much Marcle ? Good question. We thought our next strategic stop would be Ross-on-Wye but during a phone conversation with Geoff he mentioned John Weston's cider farm which was a few miles on from Ross-on-Wye so I googled the place and found it was in Much Marcle - so here we are !!
Our journey took us through some interesting terrain starting off with Cheddar Gorge
After the Gorge we ran the gauntlet through Bristol before getting on to the motorway to cross into Wales. We got a nasty shock paying the toll on the Severn Bridge £5:60 to enter Wales or leave England still a bloody lot whichever way you look at it.
We stopped at Tintern Abbey for a cream tea and I took some photos of the Abbey - it needs some work !!
Next stop was John Weston's Cider Farm - we couldn't be bovvered to do the tour but we did buy 3 flagons of scrumpy. It should come in handy later on when we have our family get-together in Wales.
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