Comments on: Hurley – Day One http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48868 CherryPie Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:35:55 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48868 I mentioned several places in my post (one of them unnamed) so I wasn't sure which of them you were referring to. Before my visit I had not heard of Hurley ;-) I mentioned several places in my post (one of them unnamed) so I wasn’t sure which of them you were referring to.

Before my visit I had not heard of Hurley ;-)

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48866 London Caller Fri, 01 Sep 2017 21:06:26 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48866 Hurley, of course. Is there another "Hurley"? I have been to the one in Berkshire. ;) Hurley, of course.
Is there another “Hurley”?
I have been to the one in Berkshire. ;)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48854 CherryPie Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48854 Which place in Berkshire? I am not sure which part of my post you are referring to :-) Which place in Berkshire? I am not sure which part of my post you are referring to :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48853 CherryPie Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48853 The burning down of a popular hotel/meeting place and then being replaced by houses rather than it being restored to its former uses reminds me of what once was a popular hotel, meeting place and events venue near to where I live. It is sadly missed, never to be returned. The burning down of a popular hotel/meeting place and then being replaced by houses rather than it being restored to its former uses reminds me of what once was a popular hotel, meeting place and events venue near to where I live.

It is sadly missed, never to be returned.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48852 CherryPie Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:32:15 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48852 Hi Bernard, it is lovely to hear from you :-) I didn't realise I was quite so close to where you live. We do plan to go back to the area because we realised as you say that there is so much to do around there. Windsor was very busy, especially as it was the bank holiday weekend and the races were taking place. I think we will only go back to Windsor to visit the castle. We didn't visit Hambledon but I am interested to learn that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines was filmed nearby. On our last day we briefly visited Henley-on-Thames where a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang type car was driving over the bridge. It was making alarming noises and limped its way off the bridge before breaking down. I wasn't tempted to any naughty cakes whilst I was away, although I was tempted to a naughty Mr Whippy & Flake... Well the weather was hot, that is my excuse ;-) Next time we visit the area I will let you know, we could perhaps meet up for a naughty cake :-) Hampton load is about 30 minutes away from where I live. Hi Bernard, it is lovely to hear from you :-)

I didn’t realise I was quite so close to where you live. We do plan to go back to the area because we realised as you say that there is so much to do around there.

Windsor was very busy, especially as it was the bank holiday weekend and the races were taking place. I think we will only go back to Windsor to visit the castle. We didn’t visit Hambledon but I am interested to learn that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines was filmed nearby. On our last day we briefly visited Henley-on-Thames where a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang type car was driving over the bridge. It was making alarming noises and limped its way off the bridge before breaking down.

I wasn’t tempted to any naughty cakes whilst I was away, although I was tempted to a naughty Mr Whippy & Flake… Well the weather was hot, that is my excuse ;-)

Next time we visit the area I will let you know, we could perhaps meet up for a naughty cake :-)

Hampton load is about 30 minutes away from where I live.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48851 CherryPie Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:11:06 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48851 Our brief visit has whetted our appetite for the area. I think Mr C has forgotten where his phone's off button is ;-) Our brief visit has whetted our appetite for the area.

I think Mr C has forgotten where his phone’s off button is ;-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48850 CherryPie Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:09:18 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48850 The building is a delight, but the experience was very 'Fawlty Towers'. I think you would enjoy having Manuel working in your Tavern. Let's hope he applies ;-) The building is a delight, but the experience was very ‘Fawlty Towers’.

I think you would enjoy having Manuel working in your Tavern. Let’s hope he applies ;-)

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48849 London Caller Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:41:57 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48849 The one in Berkshire? I have been there! It's a posh neighbourhood. :) Very different to Thamesmead. The one in Berkshire? I have been there!
It’s a posh neighbourhood. :)
Very different to Thamesmead.

]]> By: Bernard (still resting) http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48846 Bernard (still resting) Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:25:23 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48846 And talking of Fawlty Towers...that was filmed a couple of hundred yards up the road from me at The Grange Club, Wooburn. We used it sometimes before it sadly burn down and was demolished. It has now been knocked down and replaced by new houses. If you search 'Grange Club' on YouTube someone filmed the poor old building before the bulldozers moved in. A lot of filming is done here as Pinewood Studios is about ten miles away. And talking of Fawlty Towers…that was filmed a couple of hundred yards up the road from me at The Grange Club, Wooburn. We used it sometimes before it sadly burn down and was demolished. It has now been knocked down and replaced by new houses. If you search ‘Grange Club’ on YouTube someone filmed the poor old building before the bulldozers moved in. A lot of filming is done here as Pinewood Studios is about ten miles away.

]]> By: Bernard (resting) http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/08/30/hurley-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48845 Bernard (resting) Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:19:04 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19786#comment-48845 Fancy you being just a few miles from me and not dropping in for tea and naughty cakes. ;-o Hurley is a bit upstream from me and Windsor is further downstream. All good walking along the Thames. I joke about the tea and cakes actually, as I have been out and about most of the summer. The nearest I got to the Cherrypie abode was when I was camped up at Hampton Loade by the River Severn. I was told it was in Shropshire. Anyway, I glad you enjoyed this area. I'm afraid I give Windsor a miss these days as it is far too busy, but you did well to chose Hurley. From there I've walked the towpath to Henley-on-Thames and back down the River to Marlow. Did you visit Hambledon and walk across the weir? They filmed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines just up the road from there. You need a week to see everything. Come back soon. ;-) Regards Bernard (Bourne End). Fancy you being just a few miles from me and not dropping in for tea and naughty cakes. ;-o
Hurley is a bit upstream from me and Windsor is further downstream. All good walking along the Thames. I joke about the tea and cakes actually, as I have been out and about most of the summer. The nearest I got to the Cherrypie abode was when I was camped up at Hampton Loade by the River Severn. I was told it was in Shropshire.
Anyway, I glad you enjoyed this area. I’m afraid I give Windsor a miss these days as it is far too busy, but you did well to chose Hurley. From there I’ve walked the towpath to Henley-on-Thames and back down the River to Marlow. Did you visit Hambledon and walk across the weir? They filmed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines just up the road from there. You need a week to see everything. Come back soon. ;-)
Regards
Bernard (Bourne End).

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