Westonbirt National Arboretum

Wednesday October 13
Our chief destination for today was Westonbirt National Arboretum, near Tetbury. Born of a Victorian passion for plant collecting, Westonbirt was created by Victorian entrepreneur Robert Holford, with trees and shrubs being brought from all over the globe. The National Arboretum is managed by the Forestry Commission, is one of the finest collections of temperate trees and shrubs in the world. The 600 acre arboretum is home to 3,000 different species of trees and around 15,000 individual specimens.
As you can see from my collage, it was just coming into its autumn glory, the acres and maples in particular putting on a fine show.
Having explored one area of the garden, we returned to the food area near the entrance, where they have numerous food trucks selling a range of food items and coffee and other drinks. Then we continued with the other part of the arboretum. The weather was dry and rewarded us with several glimpses of sunshine.
From there, we went for a look around Tetbury, a very attractive market town (see extra). Then it was time to head back up north, back to Roger’s family. We arrived about 8pm, and we knew Janet and John were out at choir practice,, so we picked up some fish and chips, and went round to spend a few hours with Roger’s Dad.
Step count: 21,845
Do check out yesterday’s blip featuring S.S. Great Britain