After a long wait it was finally time for our annual escape. We left with rain but once on the ferry the sun broke through ....
After have spend our first day in West Sussex to visit The Country Brocante Fair we arrived on our first cottage the next day.
We were both a bit flabbergasted because the cottage situated on Heath House Farm was a real gem, inside and out ....
With gorgeous views around the whole house ....
And felt at home as soon as we entered ....
With lovely surroundings on our doorstep ....
There where even lovely books to relax with, especially this book of Reader's Digest ....
The view from our window on the garden of the owners ....
And enough wildlife to photograph ....
I especially loved this one, hard to photograph because of his speed and not common in my home country, the Pied wagtail ....
And still my all time favourite, the little Robin ...
So much beautiful city's to visit, like Bath where we indeed needed an umbrella ....
Full of quaint shops, even one with a sewing school ....
And not unimportant I found my first keepsake in this street, this lovely small jug from
Hogben Pottery ....
The perfect way to unwind, connecting in line behind number 49 ....
And this was only just the beginning ....
Being observed during our climb ....
Despite the height still so much to see ....
And as a wonderful reward this magnificent view ....
When we came back to the parking area this one was waiting for us to share our bread ....
With lovely details everywhere ....
In love with these cream foxgloves so I took some seeds from Sarah Raven home with me ....
Real front door envy ....
But what I loved most was this small stall in front of a house with homemade cakes and just couldn't resist to buy some which really tasted delicious ....
The beautiful village church ....
and beautiful cemetery ....
Having the privilege to actually live here ....
But I would also settle for this so easily ....
From one beautiful village to another, lovely - and often used as a television and movie set like Pride and Prejudice and Downton Abbey - Lacock ....
Where you really go back in time with for instance this lovely bakery ....
Not only by interior but also by the clothing ....
On our last day we visited the beautiful estate Stourhead which was so overwhelming I really think it deserves a blog post of its own ....
Couldn't think of a better way to say goodbye to this wonderful area with a visit to the beautiful town Shaftesbury , which treated us with this view ....
I would love to share our next stop, our almost second home county West Sussex, next time with you.
Till then, have a lovely weekend!
Anita
~xo~
A delightful post Anita with such wonderful picturesque images. Just beautiful... you make me want to visit so thank you for sharing your trip. Have a wonderful weekend too :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for your lovely comment, it would be such a waste not to share all this beauty! Anita xx
DeleteWhat a fabulous trip, all the places are familiar from childhood visits (especially Lacock and Frome). It was a real treat to see them through your eyes as you are such a very good photographer, thankyou. We get the little pied birds here (surrey) in fact they nest in nearby Redhill town centre of all places and run about in the street outside the bakery, they run rather than fly and seem very bold! I haven't seen them anywhere else though.
ReplyDeleteAww ... your comment made me blush, thank you so very much! Loved that little busy bird around the cottage, especially because not have seen it before on my previous trips to England. Anita xx
DeleteWat heerlijk Anita, het was net of ik even terug was. Wij zijn in juni 2012 in dezelfde regio geweest. Die vakantie waren we ook in Cornwall en Devon, maar we deden ook Cheddar Gorge en Lacock aan tijdens de laatste paar dagen van onze vakantie. Vooral Lacock staat in mijn geheugen gegrifd. Je waant je zo in de tijd van Pride and Prejudice. Wat een verrukkelijke verfilming was dat hè, maar ook Downton Abbey kon er zo spelen. Zulke series kijk ik niet maar één keer, maar keer op keer. Maar als ik nog eens in die regio kom, dan moet ik zeker naar Shaftesbury... wat lijkt dat me mooi zeg.
ReplyDeleteLiefs,
Mirjam
Hoi Mirjam, wat lief dat je weer de tijd hebt genomen om mijn blog te lezen. Ik kom er zelf de laatste tijd bijna niet aan toe maar ga mijn leven beteren ;-) Als je in de buurt bent is Shaftesbury inderdaad echt een 'must'! Liefs Anita xx
DeleteWonderful pictures and lovely writing, Anita. Castle Combe is definitely on my holiday wish list...
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for part 2 of your post. Thank you!
Thanks for your lovely comment. I will try to write part 2 before my upcoming holiday to France and realize at the same time how privileged I am having another holiday to look forward to .... Anita xx
DeleteWat een heerlijke foto's Anita! Wat is het toch een geweldig land he?! Jullie huisje ziet er inderdaad prachtig uit. Misschien benader ik je nog wel een keer voor het adres. Leuk dat jullie ook naar Stourhead zijn geweest. Dat staat ook al heel lang op mijn lijstje.
ReplyDeleteEen fijne vakantie in Frankrijk!
Madelief x