Tag: Shaftesbury

Up? Down? We Chose Up, and The Pub was great!

When we stayed at Updown Cottage in Shaftesbury, we were with dear friends who were on their first visit to England, so we wanted them to experience as much of the “real” England as possible. After picking them up at Heathrow and allowing for a bit of rest from the overnight flight, we loaded up the rental car and set out for Shaftesbury where we would be staying for a week. By the time we …

Up? Down? Updown Cottage on an Up-Down Street

Our first foray into cottages was a few years ago when another couple travelled with us to England. We decided that it would be better for us to have a two bedroom cottage than to have to pay for two hotel rooms. So with that in mind, Marsha went on a search.

She found Updown Cottage and we knew by the information provided that it was going to be special.  Updown Cottage is situated on …