If I was in a position where I could move, I would move to Gloucester. It is small but smart. Regeneration has happened around the Historic docks area, and all the big warehouses are apartments (I think), there are lots of shops and cheap but nice eating places; everything is as clean as can be; there is a fabulous Cathedral and a very happy vibe. I say, "Go to Gloucester!" Surprisingly nice!
So we spent quite a bit of time there and in the end, never even saw the Art Gallery, because we decided to go up Crickley Hill (Iron Age Fort: what more could you want, and a fantastic view) and then find the source of the Thames. Well, we went to Kemble, where it's supposed to be, walked beside the little baby Thames (wide, shallow and very clean) for a mile or so and realised we were a long way from the actual marker, but figured we could go back to the car and drive to another road where we would be closer: we got to the pub called the Thames Head OK
and couldn't park on the busy road, so we went further on to the path, we saw that the path went a long way up the field but we couldn't see the marker and then.... we realised we had to go home. So we never found it.
We were looking for this:
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| Wintry but dry |
Or this:
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| Probably more like this as it has been wet |
But although there is a path it comes away from the stream (because of the wishes of landowners I think and it seems hard to find!
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