I had a lovely few days next in Bristol. Picked up at the train station by my Uncle, we did a little driving tour through town, though Bristol is not a very car friendly place! Then we headed up to Cleavedon to see the pier along the Severn Estuary. I had a delicious cream tea to fortify myself for a blustery stroll along the coast. Cleavedon also has a very large tidal swimming pool. This one had only a few brave people swimming on a very cool and windy day!
The next morning was spent going through my family history. My Uncle had acquired from family some pictures that his Aunt had kept. There were snap shots from my childhood that my grandparents had been sending along, as well as photos of my grandmother as a young woman travelling with friends. There was even a photo album of my great grandparents on what appears to have been a Scandinavian cruise!
The afternoon was spent with local history, my Aunt took me to Berkeley Castle. It has been owned by the same family for 900 years- with a few gaps over the centuries after the family backed the wrong side in conflicts! The castle is also famous for having been where King Edward II was held and allegedly murdered during the Civil War years. The current family still lives at or around the castle, but much of it is open for tours so it was interesting to see all of the history they have acquired and kept over the centuries.
Dinner that evening was at the Royal, a fantastic pub in Portishead. I had an incredible steak and ale pie. It was over looking the Severn, which would have been a great view in the day time, however we could still see the twinkling lights of Wales in the distance.
I left Bristol over loaded with family photos, my Uncle told me I was welcome to take all I wanted as I am the family member who is very interested in the historical things. I am going to have my work cut out for me trying to figure out who everyone is and then digitizing them!
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