First stop on our travels - Brockhampton Estate - a charming tudor manor house with a moat, and a tiny timber-framed gatehouse - with lots of swallows and house martins making their homes in the eaves.
On to Stratford itself where we had three nights in the local travelodge - taking in the pubs, curry houses, and other National Trust properties in the area.
Baddesley Clinton - another Tudor moated property, with lots of Catholic connections, and stories of priest holes and raids.
Packwood House - 'presented' in Tudor style, but actually a C19th remodelling of an older property, with stunning gardens and yew topiary.
Finally, Coughton Court - another Tudor house, with Catholic connections and beautiful gardens.
All in all, a lovely few days - history, cider by the Avon, a curry or two, and the weather even turned out hot and sunny for us - what more could we ask?
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