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Hotel for Bletchley Park and Rustival

Photos of Hotel for Bletchley Park and Rustival

In March 2024 I had a lovely mini-road-trip to Bletchley Park and Rustival, and stayed over at this lovely hotel in-between. Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa since you ask.

Road trip soundtrack provided by The Stone Roses, The Wildhearts, Nine Inch Nails and Neil Gaiman.

A surprisingly clear journey all the way - roughly: Friday morning 10am - 1230am, Saturday afternoon 2pm - 4.30pm. Only saw one absolute d*ckhead (driving a LandRover 100mph down the outside lane of the M6 with pumping his fist out of the driver's window, like we're all supposed to be impressed by his ability to press a pedal), and quite a few active acts of courtesy along the way, too. The Nissan Juke and Qashqai drivers were dishonourable exceptions in every single instance, but I believe there is something in the PCP terms and conditions that these cars are required to be driven as if no other road users even exist, let alone have rights as fellow road users.

The Route

340 miles, average speed 56mph, 30.3 mpg
Not bad economy for the speed!
Came back on the regular M6, not the Toll Road.

Hotel Courtyard

Parked up

Chapel

and Graveyard...

Hall

Chapel

Chapel

Hall

Hall

Hall

Hall

Swan

Bridge

Bridge and Weeping Willow

Weeping Willow over Lake

Same same!

Bridge over Lake

Lake

Austin

Ready for Rustival

Austin

Austin

Austin

Me

Another Rustival participant

bridge.jpeg

coffee

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