Where would you go?
I would go to Much Wenlock and Wenlock Abbey because it is the site of Saint Milburga, who was an eighth-century abbess from south Shropshire. She created Wenlock Abbey and she was patron of south Shropshire and lepers. She also has a very special relationship with birds. There were pilgrimages to St Milburga in the aftermath of her death. She was a remarkable person.
Would you make any special stops?
I would start from Westminster in London where I have worked as an MP for the last 38 years. It has been the pivot of my political life and my mission to try to regain self-government for the British people. I have been very privileged to have been an MP for nearly four decades. From Westminster, I would walk to Oxford where I read history at Lincoln College. The reason for stopping off at Oxford is twofold: one, because it taught me the history of this country. Secondly, I had the greatest time there – we never stopped laughing for three years. At Oxford I met my wife, Biddy, in 1961. We married in 1965 at Wardour Castle. From Oxford, I would go to Chastleton, which is a beautiful house. When I was at Oxford I used to go there. Then I’d go to Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, then Bewdley, and on to Bridgnorth, which is near where we live. Before my final destination, I would pay a visit to St Michael’s at Upton Cressett.
