We woke up and fortified ourselves with a breakfast of cereals, OJ and other breakfast foods and then headed on the road towards Worcester to see the Worcester Porcelain.
Worcester has several cute shops centered around the Worcester Porcelain shops and we shopped through quite a few of them. David and I had been meaning to return to the Porcelain shop to make a purchase of a platter to go with our fine china and also have a memento of our time here and so we looked through and made a purchase of 2 platters. While we were purchasing them we were noticing that one was made in England and one was made in Portugal and so we asked about the status of the factories which is when we discovered that they're no longer manufacturing china at the plant in Worcester, England and haven't for a couple of years. We were shocked and I suppose the brings the value of those pieces actually made in Worcester before the plant closed up as a collector's piece.
We headed out since we were needing to get to Hay-on-Wye and passed through several small towns. As we were driving we realized that our breakfast had worn thin and we were in need of Lunch. Just then, the Fox Inn came into view and so we stopped.
This was a cute place in which we enjoyed the food immensely. We all enjoyed a bite of Linda's appetiser of fried brie wedges which were really good. Linda explored a little and found a low header on which they'd posted a sign that said "duck or grouse". I tried broccoli and Stilton cheese soup only to find out that Stilton is a form of blue cheese and so I found the soup a little too strong for my tastes. The main courses we all selected for lunch was both filling and really tasty. As we departed we grabbed a copy of their proposed Christmas menu and Linda has already selected her 5 course meal.
Not far down the road we ran across the following sight . . it's not everyday you run across a Russian Tank sitting next to the road at a service station. But if you were to find one . . I guess we would be the ones to find it. Our guests were kind enough to indulge us as we took
Ever get one of those . .but wait, there's more moments? Well this should be one of them. Not only was the Russian Tank out front but there was also another WWII vehicle on site. Either the guy is a collector or he's a reenactor . . we're betting on reenactor since these vehicles looked like they may even run.
The older vehicles having been photographed, we headed on toward Hay-on-wye. Typical for David and I we arrived at 4 pm . . again.
This late arrival meant that Linda and I were disappointed to have missed the opening hours of the charity shops.
We did have time to duck in and out of at least 5 book shops including the Cinema Bookstore which luckily stays open until 7 pm. Somehow, Linda and Dave escaped Hay-on-Wye without books sticking to their fingers, however David and I were not so lucky . . but we did manage to not buy all that many. As we passed between bookshops we stopped into the local sweet shop and enjoyed our afternoon snack of eclairs, oatcakes, toffee, and more.
Most of the stores closed and our shopping at an end we decided we would head back toward home and perhaps stop along the way for dinner. As we got closer to Raglan, David remembered the Beaufort Inn and so he decided that it would make a nice end to the day. As we entered the inn I read that the Restaurant was a newer addition while the pub was the older part and they provided us the option of sitting in either side so we opted for the historical building, go figure. The entire place had a nice atmosphere. We enjoyed the food and then headed for home.
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