(Hope you don't mind Marie that I used some of your photos!)
Stopping off in Malborough on the way to Norton St. Philip. This is a really pretty market town, only 1.5 hours drive from Wokingham. Hopefully we will visit it again, probably with the kids in tow.. so it'll probably be a slightly less relaxing experience :)
Isn't it just lovely? (and I'm not at all surprised that Rich picked the B&B directly accross the road from it!) We stayed in a wee place called Norton St Philip in a lovely B&B, right opposite THE GEORGE pub....very very old building, really stunning views from the beer garden! From the blurb on the website it says it's probably one of the oldest pubs in England (but then they all say that don't they).
Now that's what I call a beer garden! The view from the George Inn.
http://www.georgeinnnsp.co.uk/home.php
"You have don't have any friends. Try finding friends on facebook" . Not only does the iphone sort out my mobile phone and internet access needs, it offers advice into the bargain!
We went to see Christy Moore live in Bristol on the Tuesday night which was really a great gig. He played a really beautiful Richard Thompson song that I'd never heard before... check out Beeswing on Youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HApy-Xoix-g
Rich approves of this sentiment...we stopped off at this place for lunch, and had a cheeky beer or two with it.
Slaite (Cheers). I ordered a glass of Guinness, which in Ireland means a half pint, and in England means nothing, or at least you get given a pint glass of Guiness. I'm sure the barmaid must thought what does this mad Irish woman think I'm going to serve her Guinness in? A soup bowl?
Now that's what I call a lunch!
After our cheeky pints and beers we did what all self respecting people do. .. we feel asleep in a park. Ah the bliss of not having to keep an eye on little kids!
After a power nap it was onto the crazy golf course where (if Rich isn't reading this) I trounced Richard.
Inside the clock tower.
We climbed 212 steps to get to the top Bath Abbey, and we got a bookmark to prove it. Beautiful views up there (and I'm not just talking about the two of us)
We stopped off in Bradford Upon Avon for a few hours on our last day. It is a really beautiful little village, with a continental feel due to the little millars' cottages perched over the town. Really nice place with lovely independent shops, stunning views and few tourists.. apart from us.
The no calorie way of enjoying a cream cake!
It's an affectionate attempt at strangulation, honestly.
On the last night we visited the Therme Spa, which has an outdoor spa on the roof... naturally hot water, and stunning views. Very relaxing, even if I did start to feel a bit pickled after 2 hours. Thankfully, for all of you reading this, I didn't take any pictures of us there.
http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
We are back to reality now, but Rich and I had a really lovely time being just the two of us, away from the kids for a few days. That's the great thing about kids, you don't appreciate them until you escape from them! Apparently they were very good for their Nana and Pa so that's good news. Tomorrow is a Bank Holiday here, so it's been a very nice weekend.
