3 Day Get-Away (Day 1) | Farm Shops & Walks in the Country
Last
Monday, my family and I travelled down to Surrey to visit my Grandma (who we
don’t get to see very often), but although that was the sole reason for
travelling down for nearly 4 hours, we also went down as a sort of holiday, a
get-a-away for us all, some time to relax, but also to do some fun things.
This
time, we brought the dog down, which we’ve never done before, we usually get
someone to look after him but everyone was on holiday, and we don’t like to
leave him in kennels, so he shared the boot with our luggage. We stopped twice
on the down to let him out for a toilet stop (which we cleaned up and disposed
of at the service station), to stretch his legs a little and also for something
to drink as it was very warm in the car, don’t worry, we had a few windows open
a tad which let a nice breeze in for him whilst cruising down the motorway and
we never left him in the car, whenever we stopped for the loo, there was always
one of us with him, we took turns as we didn’t want to leave him in the car for
obvious reasons, not even for 5 minutes, anyway, we kept the dog happy on our
trek down :)
So, as of today (Sunday 9th), for the next 3 days, I will be publishing one post everyday, each one will give you an insight into what I got up to over that 3 day period. We were actually there for 5 days in all, but 2 of those days were half days so I didn't bother including what we did then as it would be pretty boring for you if I talked you through our journey down the motorway xD.
So, here we go, Day 1...
Tuesday
4th August 2015
(The majority of the photographs in this post were taken using my Canon 1200D, a small number were taken using my iPhone 6)
(The majority of the photographs in this post were taken using my Canon 1200D, a small number were taken using my iPhone 6)
It took us a little longer to get up and out, but we had done a lot of
travelling the day before so I’m not surprised we were a little tired. We spent
the morning chilling out, watching ‘Homes Under the Hammer’, eating some
breakfast and I read a good chunk of my book. Afterwards, we took the dog into
the spinney (a tiny forest-like square in the middle of my Grandma’s private
estate) so he could stretch his legs and go for a wee, I documented some of
that little outing as well :)
So
all in all it was a very chilled out morning. Then we all got showered and
dressed, ready for the day and had a spot of lunch at home, I had a chicken
salad sandwich and a can of Coke Zero which was lovely and got me ready for the
day!
That
afternoon we took the dog for a walk in a field (which wasn’t very exciting so
I didn’t take any pictures), but then we went to Garson’s Farm Shop which was
owned by the Garden Centre just over the road and left the dog with my brother
while we went inside. It was lovely, I’ve never seen a farm shop that big
before, it was amazing. There was lots of fruit and veg available, together
with huge selections of wine, beer, lager, soft drinks, olives, cheese, bread,
crackers, crisps, frozen fruit, jams, and locally sourced dairy ice cream. They
also had the most beautiful flowers up for sale, and the front was decorated
nicely with colourful plants and flower beds.
It
really fitted in with the typical country village look. All the houses were
very cottage-ey if that makes sense, they all looked pretty old and very well
loved, I could see myself living in a house like that one day, window shutters
and all ;)
We
then went to Tesco because the dog didn’t like his food (fussy devil), so we
got him the food he likes (when he’s not eating the food we get delivered fresh
every month), we also got some bits to take to London with us, like small bread
rolls, sandwich spread, drinks, and a few packets of Walkers Sun Bites (which
are delicious).
We also stopped off for a coffee at a place called Harris and Hoole which was located inside Tesco, they do the best lattes there :)
We also stopped off for a coffee at a place called Harris and Hoole which was located inside Tesco, they do the best lattes there :)
Then,
we just went home and had some spag bol for dinner, afterwards we had a coffee
and watched some old footage from our trip to America back in August 2013 (we
went to New York and Florida), so that brought back a lot of amazing memories.
As I’m writing this (a draft on Word as my Grandma has no wifi :O ), its 21:43
and my bum is numb from sitting for so long, I’m also importing and exporting
some photos for you to enjoy (which you would have already seen).
Enjoy
tomorrow :)
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