We are on holiday for a few days, wooooo!
We love holidays, the excitement of going somewhere new (or even going somewhere we have been before) - a break from the same routine every day - seeing and doing new things, a week of no work or school, a week just for us!
This morning we set off approx 10am went to and had a walk around Gloucester and Gloucester docks. The last time we went to Gloucester docks was approx 10 years ago (we think?).
Pics for Jenny - check out the old Singer sewing machines which made up the window display in a shop!
We love holidays, the excitement of going somewhere new (or even going somewhere we have been before) - a break from the same routine every day - seeing and doing new things, a week of no work or school, a week just for us!
This morning we set off approx 10am went to and had a walk around Gloucester and Gloucester docks. The last time we went to Gloucester docks was approx 10 years ago (we think?).
Pics for Jenny - check out the old Singer sewing machines which made up the window display in a shop!
We then drove to the apartment for 2pm - we are at Stouts Hill, Dursley. It is an area we have never really been to before - it has always seemed too far away for day trips but too close for a long holiday. When we saw a few days come up here we jumped at the chance as it was an opportunity to see an area we haven't really seen before. There are also lots of family activities to do here.
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Info about Stouts Hill from the information book in the room -
The present house was built after 1743. It was purchased in 1786 by a family who lived in it until 1830. Members of the family continued to live in the house for the next 70 years after that it was rented out.
In 1930 the house was leased to Stouts Hill Preparatory School - the school purchased the property in 1970 until 1982 when it was purchased for timeshare development.
Stephen Fry attended Stouts Hill School as a child.
It remains as a timeshare development today.
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The apartment we have is a studio apartment as it was the only thing they had available. It has so much character we were wowed as soon as we walked in! Want to see?
Here is the door to our apartment, welcome!
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Info about Stouts Hill from the information book in the room -
The present house was built after 1743. It was purchased in 1786 by a family who lived in it until 1830. Members of the family continued to live in the house for the next 70 years after that it was rented out.
In 1930 the house was leased to Stouts Hill Preparatory School - the school purchased the property in 1970 until 1982 when it was purchased for timeshare development.
Stephen Fry attended Stouts Hill School as a child.
It remains as a timeshare development today.
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The apartment we have is a studio apartment as it was the only thing they had available. It has so much character we were wowed as soon as we walked in! Want to see?
Here is the door to our apartment, welcome!
Look above the front door -graffiti! Names and dates of old students!
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Welcome to the very large entrance hall - look at those doors - so aged and full of character - they don't even meet in the middle, we can see daylight through them!
The bathroom..........
The living room which is HUGE - Anais and Roman will share the big bed. It has a curtain to pull across. We will use the sofa bed. The apartment is fully central heated and even I (who is cold most of the time!) am toasty warm in just a t-shirt!
The stone fireplace. And what is that in the back of it, a bread oven?
The kitchen and the view from the kitchen...............
Stone exposed walls, such character...............
This afternoon we went exploring.
The games room where Anais and Roman had a go at air hockey.
The games room where Anais and Roman had a go at air hockey.
The grand staircase............
The library bar..............
Lounge..................
Drawing room................
Dining room.............
Pitch and putt, lake and grounds. We all had a go at flying Roman's glider.
Anais and Roman had fun in the deep swimming pool which they had to themselves..........
................while Mark was reading "The Snowman" Jo Nesbo, I started working on this (to be revealed shortly!) when I have done more squares.
This evening while I was uploading LOTS of photo's to here, Mark took Anais and Roman back to the games room, they played pool, air hockey and table football............
We borrowed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" from the DVD to library to watch tonight.
Weird gold mint Christmas nuts - nasty - was like eating toothpaste.
Weird gold mint Christmas nuts - nasty - was like eating toothpaste.
Absolutely zilch phone signal here, if anyone needs us urgently - e-mail, google talk or facebook (no fb on my phone though so will have to wait till laptop goes on!) xx
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