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@Celt43 I was in a shop there that sold the most amazing scones with cream and strawberries.

@OnlyRhonda yes there are a few of then there I found it to be a particularly beautiful town tho so was Warwick and leamington

@Celt43 I agree with you about Stratford. Don't know the other two though!

@OnlyRhonda I enjoyed exploring Stratford-on-Avon too, finding it has lots of commercial history as a former inland port, beyond the obvious Shakespeare link.

I don't know if it was the one you found but Stratford has a rather wonderfully kitsch WW2-themed tea-room, too. It sells real tea - it must be real because it comes in a pot with the leaves in an infuser!

Lovely riverside walks as well, down one bank for perhaps a mile, across a bridge and back up the other. Last time I was there I walked the other way, following the canal for a mile or two.

Have you been to St. Malo, in Northern France? Its old walled town is wonderful to explore, with lots of small squares between the lofty 3- or 4-storey buildings.

@ArishMell St Malo the old privateer haven? A fascinating place that used to send privateers to ravage English shipping! Love these historical places.

@OnlyRhonda I didn't know that aspect!

I expect there were English privateers doing the opposite though.

I did enjoy my day there, having arrived in the morning for the evening ferry back to England. I had an unexpected bonus, an arts and folk festival on, with music and dancing in many of those hidden squares.

@ArishMell Oh, yes, We had our share of privateers - but the French were experts. Much better than us.
That sounds like a lovely surprise.

@OnlyRhonda Thank you! It was - I'd driven a long way back across France and had no idea what was happening in the town.