In celebration of their 50th year the Aldbury Morris Men went for their annual weekend away to Winchester with the Hemlock Morris
and we tagged along too.
It happened to be the Hat Fair in town (nothing to do with
making hats – the term refers to street performers handing out the hat for
donations), and they were scheduled to make a few appearances on the Saturday.
Sue an I arrived early on the Friday and explored the town
including the Cathedral, The Great Hall (with Arthur’s Round Table), Wolvesey Castle ruins (the Old Bishop’s Palace) and the working old city mill. We had a
lovely lunch at the River Cottage Kitchen, sitting on the terrace and watching
the opening parade to the festivities. That evening we caught up with Terry and
Katharine for dinner and then joined a few others for a musical jam at a nearby
pub.
The next day we followed the sides around as they danced in
town and went with them on an outing to The Royal Oak in Fritham, New Forrest,
where we met Marc and his Aunt.
We stayed at the Winchester Royal while we were in town.
No comments:
Post a Comment