Unlike travelling with a package tour group, travelling on our own with our own mode of transport occasionally led us to unexpected discovery and adventure.
In one of our driving adventures from Hare & Hounds Hotel in Tetbury, we ended in a little town which we discovered later - Bampton in Oxfordshire.
Bampton was brought to prominence because of the TV series "Downton Abbey". Today, many tourists come here just to see the St. Mary's Church, the Village Library and old shops which were used for filming the outdoor scenes.
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At another time, we were "lost" and our car ended in a small lane in a small village. Before we could reverse and leave, a lady in the house came out and we ended up talking about what it's liked living in old buildings in UK. On one hand, she was proud of living in a village where all the buildings have historical significance and are classified as listed buildings. However, the drawback is that it is extremely troublesome to carry out any alteration or modification to the house because of the stringent requirement of getting consent for alteration from the local authority.
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Norton Saint Philip, Somerset
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Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
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