Sketches on our travels

We have taken a couple of trips away recently and as always I sketch on these trips.  I thought you would like to see, where we stayed, and some of the drawings...Firstly, there was Birdlip in Gloucester where we have stayed before....here...

(thanks Google maps)

a quick sketch of the hotel, but didn't take the sketch further - perhaps I will return to this at some time and add watercolour

On this visit we drove over to Cheltenham one day for a look round - and I quickly sketched this building...I purposely did it wonky (just in case you wondered)....

Then we stayed down in Cornwall - here at The Harlyn Inn near Padstow

(thanks Google maps)

 

there was a lovely beach on the doorstep...

A drive around one day included a stop in *Falmouth

and to round off this post, here are a couple of sketches of our different hotel rooms...

Note: if you don't know what to draw - then draw your feet!

* Falmouth

Birdlip, Glos and the Royal George Hotel

We've been back for a few days to Birdlip, Gloucestershire and stayed again at The Royal George Hotel.  

They welcome dogs so, of course, William goes along with us and he even remembered the room we had stayed in before, which we got again.     I did sketches, which I'll show you in a minute, but first some pics...starting with the view from our room.  We had our own little patio area, ideal for getting straight out and walking William.

 then off to the viewpoint

~ Barrow Wake, Viewpoint ~

This viewpoint shows how high Birdlip is - I reckon it must be two coats colder up here - see the frost!

The Cotswold's has so many cute village and towns, I'll do more photos of them next visit

and Mr. Hopeful at breakfast!

with so many places to visit in the area, it was difficult to decide

where to start. Worcester got the highest vote!

Clear skies, but bitter cold ~ I still sat and sketched though...

Another day with went to Evesham...where I seemed to be obsessed with sketching from a car park roof...

talking of cars....

near Gloucester ~ an out of town shopping complex...

Sketching in the Hotel bar....

sketched this one from the restaurant area ~ one window in particular where I could just see the tops of buildings opposite...

Then sketched in Taunton on the way home...

Staying in Gloucestershire

Our recent trip took us to the Royal George Hotel in Birdlip.  What a great place, dog friendly too, which means a lot to us - plus a lovely area to stay in.

There were good walks close to the hotel

and great views

I got some sketching done...

and inside the hotel....

we also travelled up to  Evesham in Worcestershire from there - well this had to be a sketch too didn't it...

Looking forward to visiting

Gloucestershire and Worcestershire again

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