We like to spend the Easter weekend in a location where we can join the Sunday Easter service in one of the English Cathedrals. This year we chose Winchester, a place where we have previously enjoyed several mini breaks.
We broke our long, tedious journey for lunch at Gilks Garage café in Kineton. The Café is [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2026
Winchester – Day One
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2026
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The Engine House – Ross-on-Wye
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2025
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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
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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
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
