Mr C has recently retired and this was the first opportunity to explore what retirement is about. We were pottering around and catching up on certain household projects that required a trip to Shrewsbury.
Then, with all the time in the world, rather than lunching in Shrewsbury we took a leisurely drive through the countryside to [...]
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A Sunny Monday
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2026
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Winchester – Day Seven
On the way down to breakfast, I noticed an empty bottle of alcohol that I had seen a couple of days ago on top of a table, and that had been tucked under the table the following day, was still there.
Once again, it was a self-service breakfast. The bacon had been under the heat lamp [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2026
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Winchester – Day Six
Breakfast was self-service and, as we had come to expect, there were only a few others in the breakfast room.
We drove to Salisbury to visit the Cathedral and tick off a third Cathedral of our trip in my Cathedral passport. It has been a long time since our previous visit and I had forgotten how [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2026
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Winchester – Day Five
We arrived at the breakfast room a little later than usual to find that breakfast room had more people in it than on previous days. This meant that the self-service breakfast was warmer than the previous day.
We drove to Chichester to visit the Cathedral and get another stamp in my Cathedral passport. We enjoyed the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2026
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Winchester – Day Four
The breakfast room was still very quiet and lacking atmosphere. The self-service offering was luke warm rather than hot.
After breakfast we chilled out in our room looking out over the Cathedral green before it was time to attend the 11.15 Easter Day service in the Cathedral. The service was excellent and we received communion from [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2026
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Winchester – Day Three
We arrived at the breakfast room to find that there were a few people there already. The slightly increased numbers meant that there was a full buffet service rather than food cooked to order. The hot offering was tepid rather than hot and there was a limited range of food available. The breakfast was not [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2026
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Winchester – Day Two
I awoke refreshed, the bed was so cosy and comfortable. When we arrived in the breakfast room it was surreal, there being only one other couple in the room (a few others arrived as we were about to leave). We were given a menu of breakfast items that were cooked to order. I enjoyed what [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2026
