What glorious weather we've had this Easter, perfect for our weekend away with friends in Oxfordshire., staying at the De Vere Milton Hall Hotel.
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| Milton Hall Hotel |
The hotel is set in beautiful grounds with parkland separated from the lawn by a
ha ha ditch. We didn't see any roaming deer but did see plenty of kites flying high, an elusive huge bird of prey that flew just too far behind the ancient beech trees for us to see, and heard a very busy woodpecker!
Saturday we visited Abingdon which lies on the River Thames. My ankle is feeling great, almost back to being my own foot again apart from swelling as soon as I use it and the annoying blood clot in my calf. Visiting Abingdon was the first big walk I have done so far and it felt so good, there was no wobbling on the uneven pavements and I even managed to climb the huge staircase to the top of the Market House - a huge achievement which boosted my confidence that things will be as they were!
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| Abingdon Market House |
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| Looking down the huge staircase |
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| The weather vane |
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| All smiles on the roof terrace |
The museum inside had many interesting items, being a craft person I was very impressed with the celebration quilt, so many significant dates.
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| Beautiful quilt in the museum |
The River Thames looked gorgeous in the spring sunshine, blue skies, still waters, plenty of walkers, dogs and boats. English country at it's best!
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| River Thames |
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| Such a variety of boats |
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| Enjoying the beautiful weather with a riverside drink |
On Saturday our hotel hosted a wedding, perfect weather for enjoying the hotel lawns and capturing great photos - hopefully we were not caught in any although we did catch them in ours!
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| Our 'wedding' photo |
On the way down on Friday we called at
Slurp wine in Banbury who have a huge selection of wine. It's always nice to discover different labels and find a few old favourites.
On Saturday we called in at
Majestic wine, more for a browse really but they did have the Bordeaux Hubby enjoys and was out of stock at Leicester. I picked up a breath bottle of Chilean Sauvignon Blanc which we enjoyed in the sun at the hotel later.
We also called in to
Loose Cannon brewery at Abingdon, great beer, so good that we bought back a 5 litre barrel for our Bank Holiday BBQ. As they also sold their beer in litre bottles the chaps opted for a bottle each to enjoy outside.
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| Beer and wine in the spring sun |
It's was a superb weekend, great food, great wine, great company - I am certainly starting to feel better and am looking forward to the summer.
Oxfordshire is the best place to spend Easter holidays, last year my wife and I spent our Easter at a relative's place in Oxfordshire, it was the best Easter Holiday we had ever celebrated!
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