Kingham

If you've been reading, you know that Ronnie brought his bike over and has been riding with a group of guys at least once a week. They go all over the Cotswolds, and I do mean ALL! They actually rode almost all the way to Stratford Upon Avon (54 miles) today. Often after a ride, Ronnie wants to show me some of the things he saw so yesterday we took off in the direction of Kingham - a very beautiful little village only 7 miles from Stow.

always a view in the Cotswolds

Kingham's tour info describes it as "a beautiful unspoiled Cotswold village with a large open green and some elegant stone and thatch cottages mostly dating from the 17th and 18th centuries it is situated in the Evenlode valley in Oxfordshire, England."

open green, Kingham

 
Kingham has a central park-like area, 1 shop, 1 (very expensive) pub, 2 (very expensive) hotels, a train station and the most upscale homes I've seen in the Cotswolds. I likened it to the River Oaks of Houston. It is unique among the other villages in that it has a mainline railroad station. People who work in London but don't want to live there can commute in by train.

I stopped to photograph a stone and thatch cottage, some dahlias in someone's yard and the parish church. Since this blog is all about photos, I'll quit talking and post some of my favorites.

stone cottage with thatched roof

welcome to Squirrel Cottage

St Andrew Parish Church

welcome

hymnals in a row

 nave of St Andrews

fresh flowers flank both sides of entry

volunteer flowers spring up between church and grave yard

different view of grave yard

phone booths still dot the countryside

so many varieties of dahlias

back to Stow on a one lane road flanked by hedge rows