We wanted to get back to the RV early, so we could leave to drive to Leominster (pronounced Lemster with an "e" like lemon). We drove through the city but we didn’t tour. The campground we had picked out was supposed to be only six miles from town. This is a little longer than we like, but we decided to try it. The campground in the town of Pembridge turned out to be a beautiful, modern facility but we were concerned about bus service. In England, service from rural areas into the towns is quite expensive and not "brilliant" as the lady in the campground said. She suggested that we take the RV into town and use the car park, which she assured us had no barrier keeping out motorhomes.

So that’s what we did. We got up early and drove into the village of Pembridge (remember the tomb of the knight?). It is a small place but notable for the large number of half-timbered buildings referred to as black and whites built between the 1300’s and the 1500’s and still in use. It also has a 13^th century church with an even earlier bell tower. Not a cathedral, but just as interesting both architecturally and historically. After walking around for about an hour, we were ready to move on to another black and white village, Weobley (pronounced Webley). While it is a bigger village than Pembridge, it is not very large. It also has a very old and beautiful parish church, which we visited. Then we stopped to buy a few groceries, and we drove off. We were going to take our chances with parking in Ludlow, which is in nearby Shropshire.

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