am always up for a bit of weekend adventuring and jumped at the chance to go a'exploring. did want to sleep in too, especially with the clocks going backwards hehe so planned for a relatively late (read: civilised) start. there was a patient tip off about a stately home with walled garden and i was the incompetent navigator who cannot read a map. went way off course (GPS doesnt' work in the country, i'm afraid, and the OS map was wonderful, pity i couldn't make sense of it!) but turned that to our advantage by going trainspotting before re-routing. i mean, who even has an OS map nowadays? nerd alert... did eventually make it to stately home but alas the entry fee was prohibitive and i'm way too cheap to spend £12 on entry, much rather eat my £££ instead of paying to get in only to spend more money at the cafe. it was also rammed at 3pm and uh if it gets dark at 4pm i'm not gonna get much outta the visit, no? did get a little hangry and set off in search of sustenance. there was talk of a cute village farm shop but not much of a recollection, apart from it being near a roundabout. which obviously led to a grand tour of the neighbouring villages but eventually made it in time for last order for sunday dinners, and sort of got quarantined in the late lunch section, separated from all the tea sipping ladies in the parlour. oops.
trainspotting was fun, didn't see a train, was too cold and miserable haha but with views like that, who's complaining.
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