It's our last night in England before we fly out tomorrow, homeward bound. We're staying in Crawley as it is close to the rental car return location and to Gatwick, our departure point.
This is the fabulous fish pie Mike M. cooked for dinner on Friday night....as I've mentioned before, we have been thoroughly spoiled!
The heavens opened up through Friday night and the rain continued on and off on Saturday, unfortunate timing as the village flower show was held that day. Mike M. spent much of the day helping out and Mike and I wandered up to the village hall in the early afternoon, helping with the folding of hundreds of raffle tickets in readiness for drawing.
Prezzos in Bridgwater was the venue for our farewell dinner on Saturday night
as on Sunday morning we packed up and departed for Wiltshire where we caught up with young friends Jo and her teenagers
...sadly we missed seeing Simon as he was working but we spent a delightful few hours with the rest of the family before heading off to our accommodation at Amesbury. It rained on and off for most of the day so instead of walking to the pub late in the evening for a meal, we drove.
This morning, we breakfasted at the Friar Tuck Cafe in Amesbury then drove to nearby Salisbury, parked and wandered into the town and through the magnificent cathedral.
Then we visited the Sarum, site of the original cathedral from the 11th century.
After strolling around the ruins, we made our way to Winchester, stopping for tea and scones
at the Saint George Tea Room, in the 'secret garden' at the back of the shop,
before a brief visit to the Cathedral
We drove through Wiltshire, Hampshire and West Sussex on our way here, passing by beautiful farmlands and pausing at The Bat & Ball
for a rest and refreshments before the final leg of our journey.
We've had a wonderful, relaxing week in Somerset, it was great to catch up with our good friends.....we're now ready to go home.
But we'll be back!!
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