2nd week in the UK

So now it is Monday, 11th November and Claire and I went to Winchester to see an Agatha Christie play. Just lovely in this regional theatre.

Next morning we left Romsey in a hire car to travel to Beer for a couple of nights. On the way, we stopped for the best fish and chips at a seaside kiosk in the middle of nowhere - just delicious. Although it was Tuesday lunchtime, the place was packed.

Beer was a very cute Little town on the South coast. When we arrived it was a bit miserable and wet but next morning it fined up a bit although it was pretty chilly. We went for a walk along the coast to the next town and back again. Later in the day we went for a drive to Lyme Regis, a rather large town on the coast. It was of interest to me as it featured in one of Jane Austen’s book ‘Persuasion’

The next morning, (Thursday) we drove off to Tintinhull where we were staying with Claire et al and Dominic. The house belonged to the National Trust. It started as a small farmhouse in 1630 but was enlarged in 1722. We didn’t have use of the whole place but what we had was pretty good. Lovely big old-fashioned bedrooms and an old-fashioned kitchen with a big Aga stove and a big table in the centre of the room. Dominic arrived early Friday so he and Tony got in a game of golf before the others arrived in the evening.

Saturday, we visited another National Trust house, Montacute House, which was built around 1598. That night Andy cooked us a roast dinner on the Aga.
Some photos of Beer and our walk. They are a bit mixed up as I can’t seem to get them in the right place when I put them in the grid nor can I put a comment. You would notice a difference in the layout on the actual blog to that on the email. Not that it matters that much as I am sure you get the picture!
The photo of the countryside was a cabin park which were everywhere on this part of the coast. Lots of cabins but not a tree in sight.