A visit to Berkely Castle

Recently my friend Eve and I drove up to Birmingham to see the Wagner Opera The Valkyries - the second opera of the Ring Cycle.  On the way back we stopped at Berkeley Castle near Stroud in Gloucestershire

 Berkeley Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Castle

http://www.berkeley-castle.com/history.html

 The Entrance

Inside the castle 

 the Gatehouse

In the gardens 

The River Severn close to Berkeley Castle looking towards the

Severn Bridges that link Bristol to South Wales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_crossing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Bridge