{"id":27954,"date":"2022-06-03T05:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=27954"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T23:18:32","slug":"newstead-abbey-england-%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=27954","title":{"rendered":"Newstead Abbey, England \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 31st May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 200 kms from Leicester to Waverton, Cheshire. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Newstead Abbey  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Canal Reserve, Waverton, (Chester), free, N53.1722, W02.81620<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 6 days @ $ very expensive per day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are joined by another camper in the small carpark in Braunstone. Another very quiet evening with a little drizzle, this seemed to continue through the night even though we were in the land of nod. It\u2019s a cold morning but the rain has gone. Pam goes for a walk whilst I start another blog. I chat with our neighbour for a while, Pam returns and we have breakfast before saying goodbye the Leicester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning north on the M1, the rain seems to settle in once again as we join a convoy of trucks all churning along at 60 mph. The 60 kms till we turn off the M1 for Newstead pass quickly but I\u2019m glad to see it gone. The next 20 minutes of A road are a breeze as we drive through the Sherwood Forest. We are in the heart of Robin Hood country with tourist signs of Robin in his hat mark the way. Despite this we miss the turn for the Abbey thanks to a GPS shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arriving at the Abbey we pay \u00a36 parking fee (shit England is expensive), find a spot and relax and unwind over a coffee. The weather has cleared and we even have some sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Founded as an Augustinian Priory in 1170 it remained with the monks being extended until the reformation in 1540, when it was granted to a John Byron. It would eventually become the home of George Gordon Byron or Lord Byron, the famous English poet and writer for some 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our guide book recommends visiting the abbey gardens, Byron\u2019s home can be visited but that\u2019s another \u00a310 pp so we\u2019ll just wander the gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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