Ag has finished work for the term and now has 5 weeks off. We packed up Thelma and started our road trip with afternoon tea at Shewsbury, which is a very pretty town with lots of old Tudor style buildings.
Along the road, we experienced some of England's finest...weather that is. We managed to stay just behind this rainstorm, but the effects were amazing.
Our destination was Devon, home of the famous Cream Teas. We were privileged to stay in a 400 year old farmhouse in Templeton, near Tiverton, owned by Ag's wonderful friends.
It is referred to as a 'cob' house, made of wattle and daub, with a thatched roof. There's not a straight wall or a level floorboard in the whole place and it is absolutely enchanting. The area is semi-rural, with sheep and dairy farms all around. The roads are narrow and the hedgerows are very tall...
but this is the view you get from the breaks in the hedges. Wow! Like a beautiful, green patchwork quilt.
1 comments:
Picture book stuff. Love the house. How lucky to be able to stay there.
Post a Comment