Taking advantage of a Christmas gift voucher we had Afternoon Tea at David Austin Roses. The weather was perfect, after several rainy days the sun came out allowing us to enjoy the gardens before indulging in tasty treats in the tea room.
Archive for the tag 'Me by another'
Filed under Arundel & Brighton 2023, Holidays
Pathway to…
… a Selfie opportunity
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 10th 2023
Winterbourne is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century suburban villa and garden. The house was built in 1903 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, of Guest, Keen & Nettlefold.
Nettlefold was a pioneer of town planning who carried the ideas seen in his own home to the less wealthy areas of the city.
Originally designed [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2023
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang…
… flies in to Wellington town
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2023
Filed under Arundel & Brighton 2023, Holidays
The Norfolk Arms
Originally built in 1783, The Norfolk Arms Hotel was later extended to include the neighbouring houses. The original building finished at the sitting room and when extended, it incorporated the stone, self-supporting staircase which is now a much-admired feature of the building. the main staircase used to be situated behind what is now the Tap [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Arundel & Brighton 2023, Holidays
Arundel & Brighton – Day Six
It was our Silver Wedding Anniversary so we opened our cards and prezzies then went downstairs for breakfast. Before heading out for the day we took photos of us posing on the balcony with the sea in the background. We had intended to get a professional photographer to take some photos of the occasion but [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2023
Straight after breakfast we walked the short way to Arundel Castle arriving 15 minutes before it opened. We took advantage of a nearby bench to soak up the early morning sunshine whilst we waited.
After purchasing our tickets, we walked around the gardens which included a new water garden that Mr C wasn’t very enamoured with. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2023
