Easter Weekend...

Happy Easter folks...!

I hope you've been making the most of the long weekend & the fabulous weather.

As it is rare, that I have a weekend like this to spend with Mr Red Bird we decided to jump in the car and made our first camping trip of 2014 with a little expedition to the beautiful coastal town of Lyme Regis. It being bank holiday did mean that the trip took us a little longer than we liked, but just over 2 hours to be by the coast was pretty good!

We've made this trip once before and have been longing to go back ever since. Great scenery, coffee, restaurants & fish and chips...need I say more?

We camped at Cummins Farm Campsite which was situated nearby the town centre. A walk of about 40 minute through the fields of sheep & newborn lamb was gorgeous whereby you follow the River Lym right into the centre of the town.

With lots to explore, this busy place is ideal for people of all ages and great for families with children too!

Our favourite places to visit were:

Town Mill Bakery for freshly baked sourdough toast, hot cross buns, cakes, hot lunches & amazing Origin Coffee.

Lyme Regis Antique & Craft Centre for an array of all things vintage.

The Millside Restaurant for great quality fresh seasonal ingredients locally sourced.

Herbies for great Pollock and chips by the seaside.

Town Mill Bakery

Town Mill Bakery

Herbies Fish & Chips

    

Today we found ourselves soaking up the sun back in Bristol.

We simply couldn't resist the breakfast on offer at The Lido, and were both temped by the Turkish Eggs on Sourdough. This is a favourite haunt of ours on a weekend as it's tucked away from the busy streets and having a poolside breakfast in the sun...well, it's almost like being on holiday!

After a much relaxed breakfast, a couple of coffees and a read of all the papers a walk was in order. We are lucky enough to have the beautiful sights such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a leisurely walk around Clifton Village in the sunshine is just perfect.

The Lido Breakfast

The Lido Breakfast

The Lido Poolside

Bristol Supsension Bridge

Day Two Hundred and Thirteen

Well for those of you that couldn't quite work out where Mr Red Bird & I had spent our weekend...we decided to drive down in our little Dihatsu Hi-jet van and spend a couple of days in Lyme Regis. I'd never been there before and wasn't quite sure what to expect. 

Lyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 miles west of Dorchester and 25 miles east of Exeter. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset-Devon border. It's nicknamed 'The Pearl of Dorset'! The town is known for the fossils found in the cliffs and it's beaches which are part of the Heritage Coast also known as the Jurassic Coast!

 

We most certainly had a splendid day. The first thing was to get some fish and chips as soon as we made it onto the seafront. What we got in return for our sterling was the largest portion of fish & chips I have ever set my eyes on & we were promptly wished lots of luck by a passing pensioner!

The coastline is pretty cool alright and I found myself getting lost looking at all the hidden gems beneath my feet. I found beautiful bits of differnt coloured china and glass which the sea had softened its once sharp edges. There was a wreck of household items buried in a mudslide on the beach. We got digging and found an array of beautiful glass bottles. I know this may not excite many of you, but for me this felt like treasure and with it I imagined where these bottles once sat in a little house up on the cliffside...

Around the little winding streets were cute curiosity shops, museums and some great places to eat too. We stumbled across a lovely place called The Millside Restaurant and decided that we would have dinner there that evening. Being by the coast we both ordered fish. Mr Red Bird had the Skate Wing with black butter & capers and I decided on the Guilt-Head Bream with oven roasted tomatoes and mash. Our taste buds were certainly a-tingle after this pure delight on a plate.

The Town Mill Bakery around the corner was just as delightful. A very rustic relaxed feel about the place with a Scandinavian slant on things with its canteen style approach, the long wooden sharing benches and the handmade jugs of milk & jams on the table for you to help yourself to. You were also able to go up and help yourself to the plentiful scrumptious cakes & bakes they had freshly pulled from the oven...coffee freshly ground to order...relaxing with a sunday paper...perfect!