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all caught up. I have to say I know nothing about Doctor Who so that entire part was well over my head. The museum does look very well done and would think it is a great place for Dr. Who fan like yourself. The spa at Bath is just lovely. Is this the same place you had the "water" massage in the pool? You have been so many amazing spas I can't keep them all straight. What a wonderful meal at Hounds and Hares??? forget the name. Sounds and look amazing. That B&B was simply stunning. Sorry about the running around in the morning and traveling - quite literally - all over God's green earth to fine those lovely gardens.
all caught up. I have to say I know nothing about Doctor Who so that entire part was well over my head. The museum does look very well done and would think it is a great place for Dr. Who fan like yourself. The spa at Bath is just lovely. Is this the same place you had the "water" massage in the pool?
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You have been so many amazing spas I can't keep them all straight.
I am a bit of a spa fiend, aren't I?
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What a wonderful meal at Hounds and Hares??? forget the name.
Almost - it was the Hare and Hounds.
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Sounds and look amazing. That B&B was simply stunning. Sorry about the running around in the morning and traveling - quite literally - all over God's green earth to fine those lovely gardens.
We got there in the end, so that's the main thing!
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What a clever bird! I love the displaying honoring the various gardeners. You got some gorgeous photos of the flowers. And how cool would it be to sleep in a flower like a bee.
What a clever bird! I love the displaying honoring the various gardeners. You got some gorgeous photos of the flowers. And how cool would it be to sleep in a flower like a bee.
Saturday 13 June – part three: shall we have a cup of tea in there to see what it’s like?
I had a look at my Dorling Kindersley book when we got back to the car, and it mentioned Bradford on Avon as being somewhere worth seeing, so I suggested going there. Boy, am I glad I did! As we entered it, we could see lots of beautiful historic buildings…
First we drove through it, then we headed over the bridge…
…. before having a look to see whether we could get a parking space in the short stay car park. We were in luck, as there was a space and at only 40p for an hour, what a deal! We parked up, and walked back over the bridge, learning all about its history.
We wandered through the town…
… and browsed a couple of shops, with me eventually finding a fridge magnet.
We also found this – another of the golden postboxes!
We made our way out a different way, and it felt like whichever route you took in this town, you found beautiful historic buildings.
We found our way back to the car, and were admiring this tea room…
We were both saying we had to at least have a cup of tea in there to see what it was like, given all the write-ups about it. When we looked at the menu, we realised it would be a shame to just restrain ourselves to a cup of tea and both went for the Bridge Cream Tea, made up of two warm homemade scones with our special Somerset strawberry jam, blackcurrant jam, and Jersey cow organic clotted cream, and a choice of tea from the menu. Now their tea menu was very expansive, but we ended up saying to the server that we just liked PG Tips, so something along those lines, and we got English breakfast tea, which we were very happy with!
While we waited for it all to arrive, I took some photos of the interior of the tea room – it was wonderfully historic.
When the tea arrived, Mark played “mum”!
And here’s the rest of it:
We both enjoyed our tea…
… and then we asked our server to get a photo of the two of us, which I think came out really well.
Once we were done, we had to settle up pretty quickly, as we were getting to the end of our hour’s parking, and we didn’t want to get a ticket.
What a quaint town and the perfect end to your visit. I wish there was somewhere close to me that served afternoon tea. Makes me want to go back to the GF.
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Love, love, love this little town! Every turn you took was so picturesque. Glad you stopped for tea as it just seemed appropriate. I see Mark has his pinky out, well done, Mark.
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Bradford on Avon is a wonderful town! I always love the look of the buildings in that part of England-- all that jurassic limestone catches the light so beautifully.
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and both went for the Bridge Cream Tea, made up of two warm homemade scones with our special Somerset strawberry jam, blackcurrant jam, and Jersey cow organic clotted cream, and a choice of tea from the menu. Now their tea menu was very expansive, but we ended up saying to the server that we just liked PG Tips, so something along those lines, and we got English breakfast tea, which we were very happy with! 
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