On my last full day in England, Dan's mom took me to the nearby town of Hungerford. The Hungerford adventure started with a ride in Dan's parent's Smart Car. As a member of the SoCal Smarties, I've seen all types of Smart Cars. However, this was my first time in a UK Smart!

Dan's Parent's new Smart.

UK Smart Car!

The interior of their Smart.

Their car has a feature that I had not seen, Eco. The engine shuts off when the car is at a stop.

I love having my Smart Car in Los Angeles, but I think that if I lived in England, I would definitely want to have one. The narrow roads are scary!

The drive to Hungerford was very beautiful. Here is a picture of one of the prettiest spots that I saw on my trip, a giant field that is a cow pasture in the warmer months.

Just like Newbury, Hungerford is a beautiful town filled with buildings steeped in history and full of character.

Mom and pop hardware store.

Great store name.

Bumps in the road.

The main street in Hungerford.

Travel agency.

Building address

Alley to residential section.

Warning sign

Hungerford is filled with antique stores...some high end and some just junk.

The community events board.

Pretty window.

Shop front

Hungerford street sign.

Naturally, i had to take a picture of the bookstore.

Clock close-up

Beautiful old building with a clock tower.

I love writing reviews on Tripadvisor and I was happy to see the familiar owl in a shop window.

Our first stop in Hungerford was the Antiques Arcade. The Antiques Arcade is deceptively small looking from the outside, but is massive. Inside, the building is split into two halves, each with a row of individual antique stalls going deep into building, including some on a second floor and in a basement. It's a place where you could spend many days and never see everything, objects are crammed into every available space.

I don't even like antique shopping, but I have to recommend the Hungerford Antique Arcade as a must-see. It's quite spectacular and the building itself is nothing like we have in America. I quite honestly had no idea where to look, as there was just so much to see. The best thing about poking around the arcade was finding objects that were completely foreign and unusual, like old machinery. There are some really old and unique objects for sale!

The Hungerford Antique Arcade

The Hungerford Antiques Arcade

Taxidermy for sale ( not even remotely the strangest thing that you could purchase)

Books for sale!

Caution Sign.

Cool ceiling

Steep stairs leading to the Junk Shop.

The Junk shop, located in a damp basement.

Giant flag

Sign for a British reality show. If this was on an American channel, it would totally be a TLC show.

My favorite part of Hungerford was walking by the canal. The canal runs through the town and has a lock allow for boats to enter. It is filled with ducks and lined with pretty homes.

Walking towards the canal.

Mooring info

The crossword notice...love it!

The Hungerford Canal.

Ducks

Lots of ducks!

This house had a notice on the door...

Just in case the message wasn't clear with the crossword.

Pretty canal house

Door knocker

Ivy lined path

A boat parked on the canal

The walking path along the canal.

People fish here too

The Hungerford canal.

Another fishing info sign

The Hungerford Lock

The Hungerford Lock.

The Hungerford Lock

Written in stone near the lock

The Hungerford Lock.

The Hungerford Lock

The Canal

Underneath the bridge

Great name for a boat!

After the canal walk, we went back to the main street and found a hidden path to take us back to where the Smart Car was parked. I took a ton of pictures.