Last day in Devon

Photos of the inside of Cherry and Jon's cottage:

Our bedroom (usually Cherry and Jon's)

View from our bedroom

View from our bedroom

Bathroom

Bathroom view

View from top of stairs to our room

Dining room, front door on right

Lounge

Lounge window-seat

Kitchen

Dining room - view from front door

We went to the Tuckers Arms in Dalwood for Sunday roast:

Sunday roast at the Tuckers Arms

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

Saturday morning walk

While we were on our morning walk in the beautiful Devon countryside, Lisa and Dave had just touched down in London, Delwyn and Lloyd were about to take off from Auckland and Pete was finally collecting his suitcase from Naples airport.

Lunch at River Cottage in Axminster

Drove from Bath back to Cherry and Jon's and then had lunch at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Canteen and Deli in Axminster. 

River Cottage Canteen

Lunch included: Canteen fresh baked bread with rosemary oil; Mushrooms; Ham hock and leek crumble with pickled spring vegetables; Merguez lamb meatballs with hummus; Grilled Devon asparagus with Jersey Royals, halloumi, lemon and mint; Brisket with  pickled red cabbage and fried egg.

Celebrity chef and TV presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has his River Cottage H.Q. at a farm in the Axe valley.  He purchased an old inn in Axminster and converted it into an organic produce shop/market and canteen.

Axminster Parish Church.

 If you recognise the name Axminster it's probably because it gave its name to a type of carpet.

Hot and cold Bath

 A sunny day but a very cool wind as we walked around Bath.

The Circus

The house at the end of the Crescent

The Crescent

The Crescent

The Crescent

Georgian garden

The ballroom in the Assembly Rooms

Bath Abbey

Pulteney Bridge

Pulteney Bridge

Pulteney Bridge

Avon River near Pulteney Bridge

Bath Abbey

Roman Baths

Dinner in Bath

Had dinner at Jamie Oliver's Italian in Bath with Chris and Rhonda and Brian and Jackie.

Jamie's "Ultimate Sharing Plank"- Artisan fennel salami, mortadella, prosciutto, spiced chicken-liver pâté, truffled salami and fennel, pork scratchings with grissini and music bread.Cauliflower fritti, mozzarella and aged pecorino, tomato mostarda & crispy shallot rings. Olives and pickles, grilled marinated peppers and crunchy kale slaw.

Matthew and Linden's meals - Turkey Milanese - stuffed with prosciutto and fontal cheese, breadcrumbed & fried with a free-range egg and wild truffle

Cherry's meal - Lamb Chops Scottaditta - chops grilled under a brick with a herby red onion salad, toasted nuts, yoghurt for dunking and polenta chips

Barrington Court and Lytes Cary Manor

On the drive to Bath we stopped at two National Trust properties - Barrington Court and Lytes Cary Manor.

Barrington Court is a fascinating Tudor home which in the 20th century was renovated with wood features - panelling, staircases etc - from other historic homes and castles.

 Lytes Cary Manor is a smaller Tudor manor with a chapel and beautiful gardens.