Today was a long day! I was up and leaving Charlene's place at 9:30am after all the mad packing etc. My first stop was Pontefract Castle - one of the most important castles in English history. Like most castles in the UK, it was torn down after the civil war so its pretty much just ruins but it was really nice to be there. Its a 'Gaunt-place' for me, and where Richard II died/was murdered.
Then I headed toward Lincoln, one of my favorite places. I stopped at Kettlethorpe, the home of Katherine for many many years (after the gps unit took me on an insane farm road) and then drove into town. The Cathedral is huge!! I've been to Lincoln before, but wow, it just blew me away!! The cathedral is also the home to the tomb of Katherine, so I went and said 'hi' to her, as well as visiting their really unique library - half of it is medieval, the other have more modern - Wren built it.
Anyway, then I drove totally out of my way to Bolingbroke, birthplace of King Henry VI (Gaunt's son)... its so out of the way, no one goes there at all and the locals use it as a dog park. It was lovely and peaceful and still impressive, even though it suffered the same fate as all the other English castles.
Then I had a 3.5 hour drive south to my aunt & uncles place in Maidenhead, close to Heathrow. I'll be spending the night here and hopping on the plane home tomorrow morning.
Hope you've enjoyed this blog!!! Stay tuned for my next adventures (and check Flickr in a few days for the last photos!!!)
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