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== Ashby de la Zouche == | == Ashby de la Zouche == | ||
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| + | '''''Ashby de la Zouche''''' is a town in [[Leicestershire]], famous for its fancy name of [[Britanny]] origin (Le Zouch) and its castle, which was made famous by [[Walter Scott]]'s [[Ivanhoe]] where a tournament is held in Ashby. It was destroyed during the [[English civil war]]. The Loudoun monument is another curiosity both in shape and in denomination. | ||
<center><wz tip="View of Ashby's church—St Helen—the Manor House school and the castle ruins from the top of the castle's tower.">[[File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-10.jpg|650px]]</wz></center> | <center><wz tip="View of Ashby's church—St Helen—the Manor House school and the castle ruins from the top of the castle's tower.">[[File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-10.jpg|650px]]</wz></center> | ||
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| + | The first stop on our 5th [[campervanning]] trip, we hadn't planned to stop there but drifted here as a result of an error in exiting the highway. The first night was spent in a nearby pub's parking. Ashby was a destination that was on our list anyway. We decided to re-join the [[English heritage]] charity on this occasion. | ||
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File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-16.jpg|The type of timber-frame house you can find there. | File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-16.jpg|The type of timber-frame house you can find there. | ||
File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-17.jpg|The Bull's head pub. | File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-17.jpg|The Bull's head pub. | ||
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File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-20.jpg|Saint Helen. | File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-20.jpg|Saint Helen. | ||
File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-19.jpg|Inside. | File:AshbyDeLaZouche-24Jan20-19.jpg|Inside. | ||
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Ashby de la Zouche, Grantham & Woolsthorpe Manor
Ashby de la Zouche
Ashby de la Zouche is a town in Leicestershire, famous for its fancy name of Britanny origin (Le Zouch) and its castle, which was made famous by Walter Scott's Ivanhoe where a tournament is held in Ashby. It was destroyed during the English civil war. The Loudoun monument is another curiosity both in shape and in denomination.
The first stop on our 5th campervanning trip, we hadn't planned to stop there but drifted here as a result of an error in exiting the highway. The first night was spent in a nearby pub's parking. Ashby was a destination that was on our list anyway. We decided to re-join the English heritage charity on this occasion.
Map of Ashby.
The highlight of the place: its castle.
Elena and Julia.
The main tower.
Walking on the frosty moats.
Avec papa, at the tower top.
Con mama.
View over our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic church).
Running in the sunken areas (probably defnding features).
Elena.
Julia.
Market Street.
The type of timber-frame house you can find there.
The Bull's head pub.
In the market hall, in front of the pub.
Saint Helen.
Inside.
A relic of the Black Death.
