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The Peacock at Rowsley

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2025

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The Peacock at Rowsley Tasting Menu

During our recent stay in The Peacock at Rowsley for our anniversary treat we decided to sample their Tasting Menu accompanied by the Wine Flight. It was a sublime experience, the food and wine complimented each other perfectly. As mentioned previously the experience was enhanced by the waiter serving the wine ‘blind’ and challenging us [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2025

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Stonehenge Virtual Challenge

Our next holiday adventure, although still in the planning stage is coming together. We will visit Norwich for a few days where we hope to catch up with friends and also enjoy Mr C’s 60th birthday present from last year. The present is an afternoon seas rather than an afternoon tea.
Our next destination will be [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Tewkesbury 2022

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Three

For breakfast I chose a variation on my choice of the previous day, scrambled eggs with bacon. It was delicious.
After checking out of the hotel, we drove to Quarry Bank Mill. We had been meaning to return after our previous brief visit for a cup of tea the day before we travelled to Rome in [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2025

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The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Two

We exchanged anniversary cards before going to the breakfast room. There were interesting choices on the menu and after a bit of deliberation I settled on scrambled egg with smoked salmon. The croissant was lightly toasted, the eggs creamy and the salmon was thick rather than thinly sliced. It was delicious. Mr C, as usual, [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2025

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The Peacock at Rowsley – Day One

We set off a bit later than we had intended, stopping for lunch in Tansley Barn garden centre just a few miles short of our hotel.
Suitably refreshed, we drove to our hotel to suss out parking arrangements ahead of booking in later in the afternoon. We saw some adorable calves in the farmyard next to [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2025

Filed under Cassino 2025, Heritage, Holidays

The Abbey of Monte Cassino

The Abbey of Montecassino was founded by St Benedict around 529 AD on what remained of a Roman fortification.
The Abbey has been destroyed and rebuilt several times; The Longobards of Zotone destroyed the Abbey in 577 AD, Saracens invaded and destroyed the monastery by fire in 883, it was destroyed in 1349 by an earthquake [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2025

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