Before setting off we called in at mum’s to collect our anniversary card. She had been hoping to post it to the hotel until she realised we were stopping in two hotels.
Our journey ran smoothly although there were a few slow areas due to heavy traffic. We had lunch at the Granary Cafe at Watlington which was recommended in my recently purchased ‘Extra Mile’ book. Which lists delicious eateries as alternatives to stopping at motorway service stations. We had to wait a while for the food to arrive (crustless quiche for me) but when it did it was worth the wait. After lunch we enjoyed a quick stroll through the town to see the interesting architecture, including the Town Hall.
On arrival at Arundel, we found the tucked away hotel carpark and checked in to The Norfolk Arms. It was a lovely sunny day so we dropped our bags in our room then enjoyed a glass of wine (beer for Mr C) in the hotel garden area.
Later, our bags unpacked, we enjoyed dinner in the hotel restaurant. I chose guinea fowl with croquettes flavoured with truffle oil; it was delicious. We shared a desert; apricot and almond fool with amaretti cream. Yum!
We crossed the road to the Red Lion where we found that an open mike evening was taking place. We were treated to some talented singing and good old classic music before it was time to retire for the evening.
Sounds a lovely first day. Lovely photos.
It was a lovely day, thank you
And the fairy tale begins, to the a fairy-tale named town!. The Norfolk Arms sign says “Romantic evenings” Oh la la, anniversary couple
PS – I love quiche. I’ve gone to getting is crust-less, too, but it’s super hard, that’s the best part!
The town is fairytale but the hotel itself didn’t live up to the romantic label LOL.
Over hear crustless quiche means no pastry case. This quiche was melt in the mouth.
I don’t mind if the room is too small as long as it is clean.
Am I picky or what?
Iike a room to be clean and also lie my bit of room