Recently I have been reading a local guidebook to give me new inspiration for places to visit in Shropshire. One of the places sounded perfect for the beautiful summer weather that we have been experiencing, so the weekend before last I decided it would be nice to take Mr C out to a mystery location for lunch.
He was a little bit reluctant to go out for lunch, but I persuaded him. I programmed the SatNav and it took us on a delightful magical mystery tour. That SatNav route took us in quite a different direction than I would have instinctively chosen. We arrived at our countryside destination in a timely manner avoiding the nearby town.
Our destination was Shropshire Lavender, a small family run lavender farm with a tea room serving freshly baked cakes and scones. The lavender farm is set in the rolling Shropshire countryside about 3 miles from the market town of Newport on the North Shropshire-Staffordshire border.
Choosing lunch was difficult… should I opt for a lavender scone or lavender and lemon cake. I chose the latter and did not regret my choice 
When we had finished our visit to the lavender farm we weren’t quite ready to go home, so we perused the mapbook for a nearby place of interest. We settled on Boscobel House famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Later in the day we enjoyed fine dining on the patio 
Lavender fields provide great photo opportunities. You make me remember that there is one not far from me that also has a tea room
The tea room was one of the main attractions for me
Saw this on Twitter. Absolutely lovely.
I am glad you enjoyed
I love Lavender fields – looks a beautiful place to visit and cake sounds delicious
Boscobel House is on my list of places to visit so look forward to seeing some photos.
If you visit Boscobel you should combine it with the nearby Moseley Old Hall, the two properties work well together. The history intertwines.
You must have seen that lavender at its best. Lots of butterflies, too?
There is still more lavender to come, they grow several varieties. The lavender was buzzing with bees and frequented by lots of butterflies
a fine day out, CP. i liked all the shots and i like lavender too. the one with the butterfly was a pleasing shot.
It was a delight for the butterflies to stay still for long enough for me to capture photos