Rainy Days In The English Countryside… The Wood Norton, Bourton-On-The-Water, Broadway, Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-wold (21)
We arrived back at the Wood Norton, slightly too early for dinner, and decided to unwind at the bar with some pre-dinner cocktails. The Espresso Martini is notably famous here, and with little persuasion, I opted for one while Lloyd chose a glass of red.
Totally glad I did – might be the hunger speaking, but that drink is absolutely delicious!
Dinner featured a remarkable five-course meal that started with amuse bouche (I can’t help but giggle at that term!).
Rainy Days In The English Countryside… The Wood Norton, Bourton-On-The-Water, Broadway, Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-wold (45)Rainy Days In The English Countryside… The Wood Norton, Bourton-On-The-Water, Broadway, Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-wold (46)
Of course, drinks naturally had to include bubbly. Admittedly, it didn’t have to be, but given the setting—a stately home paired with a vintage car—anything else simply wouldn’t do for the evening.
No Brit worth their salt will be deterred by a little rain, so after a splendid breakfast (one of the best I’ve had in quite a while), we hopped into the car and set off in search of picturesque English towns and villages.
We commenced our adventures in Bourton-on-the-Water—quite aptly named for the weather we experienced. It genuinely felt as if the skies opened wider, unleashing rain in torrents.
A delightful aspect of our exploration in Bourton-on-the-Water (we might simplify it to BOTW) was the abundance of tea houses. Before long, we indulged in delicious teas and freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream!
By this point, we had spent the entire day wandering through the charming Cotswolds, visiting bookstores and vintage markets. We decided to head back to The Wood Norton—there were cocktails beckoning, and what’s the point of staying somewhere magnificent if you don’t get to relish it? 😉
