Hello
We both have holiday homes in Hunstanton. We have busy lives but do not go out to work anymore. Our families are grown up, so we had the idea that we should “survey” the area – specifically the Norfolk area -trying out coffee shops, tea rooms, restaurants etc and report our findings.
So……………….Given our “”area” is Norfolk, where did we go for our first adventure? Wick. Yes, Wick – right at the North Easternmost tip of Scotland and about as far from Norfolk as we could get on mainland U.K.!
We are of a certain age and since then, we have both acquired Senior railcards and travelled on trains, buses and are now planning a ferry trip.
We have done several trips since that first visit to Wick and we have taken the surveying of eating and drinking establishments very seriously – we hardly go more than 2 hours before needing a snack or ice cream! We have also widened our remit to include visits to local museums, galleries, places of interest etc, otherwise we would be the size of a house if all we did was eat and drink! A comprehensive list of possible venues is prepared in advance. We now pay particular attention to when they open – when we were in Wick we couldn’t visit the museum as it was closed until Easter, two weeks after we were there! However, it didn’t spoil the day as we spent the extra time in the Old Pulteney whisky distillery where one of us did all the tasting, as the other doesn’t like whisky, and consequently was a bit squiffy for the rest of the afternoon. If I close my eyes I can still smell the stacked barrels maturing in the bonded warehouse – mmmmmm, lovely!
Our original plan of using the local Coasthopper bus and pottering along the North Norfolk coast from time to time, has morphed into hiking all over the country, seeing things we’d otherwise have missed, eating and drinking and giggling like a couple of schoolgirls most of the time . It’s been hugely enjoyable and from now on as we travel, you will to. Also, we will retrospectively catch you up with our back catalogue of journeys from time to time .
Our next venture is a short bus trip to Oxford. T wanted to go as her father was a policeman and his beat was Oxford City, E has never been but always wanted to……
Watch this space
T and E
Travels on a Senior Railcard 