Saturday, April 06, 2013
Amberley walk and tea shop.
For simplicity today's posting will just be photos and a few words.
We visited Amberley on our journey home today.
We had to cross the railway line in order to continue our walk.
The countryside is littered with redundant old machinery.
I don't know what this machine is, but it had been abandoned a long time ago.
The tree is growing up through it.
Sticky burr and cow parsley seed heads against the blue sky.
The wind was chilly - but so much warmer than in the last week.
We reached 10 degrees today.
The handle and riddle.
There should be a pub called this.
We made our way to the tea shop....a splendid establishment!
These were menus (hand made) on an outside table.
We went indoors, where the fir was lit.
Decision time for Bill.
Old wood and ornaments under the counter.
There were many original features, old wood, hooks and so on.
Originally the building had been the village slaughter house.
Tea bread.
I opted for orange, walnut and honey.
Bill had the sweeter raisin tea bread.
We swapped half a slice of our breads, so that we could sample both.
The tea shop does no hot meals.
But the range of cakes is superb!
Tea for two. All the china comes from the local Amberley Pottery.
We visited Amberley on our journey home today.
So many old and beautiful cottages and larger dwellings in the village.
Typical Tudor thatched house.
Celandine and violets.
The railway line from Horsham to Littlehampton and then on to Portsmouth crosses the water meadows before Amberley Station.
Views across the water meadows to Bury Church.
I don't know what this machine is, but it had been abandoned a long time ago.
The tree is growing up through it.
Sticky burr and cow parsley seed heads against the blue sky.
The wind was chilly - but so much warmer than in the last week.
We reached 10 degrees today.
Green hellibore above.
Windows of glass and filled with stone.
The handle and riddle.
There should be a pub called this.
We made our way to the tea shop....a splendid establishment!
These were menus (hand made) on an outside table.
We went indoors, where the fir was lit.
There were many original features, old wood, hooks and so on.
Originally the building had been the village slaughter house.
Tea bread.
I opted for orange, walnut and honey.
Bill had the sweeter raisin tea bread.
We swapped half a slice of our breads, so that we could sample both.
The tea shop does no hot meals.
But the range of cakes is superb!
Tea for two. All the china comes from the local Amberley Pottery.
