It started in a castle and ended with an Afternoon Tea.

We had a long weekend away to England flying in and out of Bristol, with a drive to Devon/Tavistock, then the beachside in Instow and a final day back in Bristol before our early flight home. It was a lot of fun and fairly relaxing for a trip to the UK with M. Usually, he tries to pack as much as he can into the fewest number of days. This time, though, we were able to see family and enjoy leisure time with them.

The first stay was at Thornbury Castle, which is a nice hotel and restaurant. Apparently, it is where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn enjoyed retreating before he went a little behead-y. The gardens were beautiful and the food delicious.

Then, we headed to Tavistock area where we spent time with family over a two-day/night stay. It was very green and countryside-y.

From there, we stopped in to see an aunty and headed back to Bristol to fulfill my obsessed craving for Afternoon Tea.

It was a nice retreat to escape some of the heat and make me appreciate being warm since the last couple of days were rather cold. Now, it’s back to regular life for a while – or as regular as we/I get! 🤪

PS I don’t know why the images look funky, but if you click on them, they’ll open a separate tab and you can see them normally.

~T 🔥🐉♋️