Hotel Indigo is magnificent! Our room is beautifully retro.
It was the old Shire Hall but has been converted and there are fossils in the staircase and photos of geodes throughout. The daughter is very happy. I go around taking photos of the beautiful tile work and stained glass windows. One writer said it was “deplorable” in his Buildings of England book but I’m entranced.
We walk into the old town in a sudden downpour of rain and shelter in a pub for lunch and then suddenly the sun is out and we walk along the green forested walkway past the UNESCO castle that is now the dormitories for the University. It’s so lush and beautiful with the castle views and the old bridge.
The town is in full Jubilee regalia and quaint vintage style shops and a market hall. It’s a university town and the level of energy in these towns is always palpable. Young people strolling the streets, dressed up, dressed town, discussing life and all it’s vagaries. It’s a good people watching town.
Breakfast is served in a beautiful room with a selfie chair as I call it. Can't help but have a photo before we walk in and have an excellent full English breakfast.
After that, we head to Stilton . We find a pub for lunch and I have mushrooms with a creamy Stilton cheese sauce but as much as I look, there are no Stilton cheese delis around, even though this village gave it's name to the cheese, being sold to travellers in the Bell Inn or Angel Inn where we were staying. I find a leadlight window in a the pub that looks possibly like it's got a round of stilton on it but that's it. We end up having Indian that night and wandering the streets looking and smelling the beautiful English roses.
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