Slow travel UK #1- Stratford

Some months ago we bought a series of Alistair Sawday Slow travel books - for UK, Italy and France. They recommend accomodation, shops, restaurants and things to do that embrace Carlo Petrini's Slow Food ideals. We like the idea because they are all independent local businesses so your money tends to stay in the community rather than going to some big multinational, most are trying to use local organic produce and they all have a lot of character to them. Over the past couple of weeks we have stayed in 3 of them. Cross-o'-th'-Hill Farm is just outside Stratford on Avon. It was lovely. Just 3 guest rooms - we were surprised at breakfast to find that one couple were from Turner in Canberra. From our bedroom we could see the Church of the Holy Trinity where Shakespeare is buried. We walked across the fields one evening to see King Lear - just fabulous.

View from our room.