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    A little gem

    We spent the weekend roaming around the cotswolds and oxfordshire. We used to spend a lot of time gigging around these areas in particular several years ago. So we had many little places of interest we wanted to re visit. So we went off with some friends early sat morning and came back sun eve. Not to bore you with loads of pics .. here are a few pics from a very unknown place away from the normal tourist trails, called GreatTew. Its a little gem of a place and like something out of Lord of the Rings. It consists of a church, pub, small tearoom and little village shop selling the basics and still operative as a post office and a few idylic properties.
    The pub .. The Faulkland Arms .. a real 'real ale' gem of a place and still sells clay pipes for a one off smoke out the garden.














    Before we came home we went and had a beer with our good friend Simin Nicol from Fairport Convention who lives in the area. For those who never heard of them they are well worth checking out.


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    Nice pictures, looks like you had a fun time.

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    It is pictures like your's and others I've seen from all over the UK, that make me wish I had the coins to come visit for a month, and take it all in.It looks like you all had a great time.Thanks for sharing.

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    great pics ... looks like a nice place and I love the buildings (those rooves are nice).

    The "Slow! Kittens" sign is great

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    Really lovely - thanks for sharing pics! Love the stone houses with thatched roofs. Been wanting to take a peak inside places like that. I've often wondered how much maintenance is involved with properties like those.
    "Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days." Benjamin Franklin

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    Derek, you never bore us with your pictures. I always enjoy your stolls. Keep sharing and I'll keep dreaming.
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    A month, A MONTH! I have spent over 70 years wandering the UK fairly intensively and I still have not even seen half of what is on offer!

    Great Pictures Derek.
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    Please go ahead and bore us with more pictures. I really enjoy the pictorials of your adventures. Would love to see more.

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    excellent, truly great looking place,and the red cheeks in the pub tell a story LOL

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    It's a gem alright! Looks like Hobbiton with the earth growing over the houses. Thanks for posting those delightful pictures.
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