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Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays

The Engine House – Ross-on-Wye

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025

Norwich & Windsor – Day Four

For breakfast I once again chose a few items from the Full English option. On this occasion my plan for a smaller breakfast didn’t work, the chef added extras of the items I had chosen so that my plate was full!
After breakfast we checked out of the hotel  and drove to Bury St Edmunds in [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, St Albans 2025

St Albans – Day Four

For our final morning in St Albans, sampled the hotel breakfast. I was tempted by the idea of a continental breakfast. Apart from meat and cheese, everything was there but the bread, pastries and fruits were more English in style. Turning back to the main menu I chose a pancake stack which was beautifully presented. [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2025

Filed under Holidays, St Albans 2025

St Albans – Day One

When Mr C got out of bed, he noticed a missed phone call (on our land line) from mum’s mobile timed at 5am. I decided not to worry about it, if there was a problem the care home would have called us.
Although the traffic was running smoothly, the motorway journey was tedious. We stopped for [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 25th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2025

Stratford-upon-Avon – Day One

We had a leisurely start to the day, choosing lunch in one of the cafés listed in the ‘Extra Mile’ book that seeks out foody delights as alternatives to motorway services.
We settled on Ellenden Farm Shop Café near Harvington. When we arrived, I realised that we had been there before on a day trip to [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, St Albans 2024

St Albans – Day One

We left neither early nor late but precisely when we meant to. The journey, although tedious, was smooth without any hitches. Along the way we took a detour to have lunch in an ‘Extra Mile’ recommended eatery. The café was located in a small Rural Shopping Yard in the quaint village of Castle Ashby. Somehow, [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2024

Filed under Out & About, This & That

An Indulgent Lunch…

… followed by ‘fine dining’ at chez nous

Fish goujons on ciabbata for lunch at Essington Farm Shop followed later in the day by ‘Fine Dining’ (steak au poivre) at chez nous.
I removed the top layer of ciabatta. It only needed one layer of bread for perfect indulgence.

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2024

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