Prince, my beloved convertible, and I headed off for a day of exploring and working, heading north from the English Riviera toward the Bristol Channel…
When we arrived in historic Dunster, I thought I would check out Dunster Castle and Water Mill, however when I discovered that one would need to walk about a half a mile or more from the closest place to park the car, that option became less appealing… 🙂
So, we continued on…
This building below is the old Yarn Market in Dunster, built around 1609. It was damaged during the Civil War, but restored in 1647.
Minehead is lovely and settlement here dates back to the Bronze Age…
My ‘office’ for the afternoon has been The Old Ship Aground pub – and it was wonderful!
View into the kitchen…
No, this isn’t Dubai…
The food was amazing! I hadn’t had breakfast, so decided to order both a starter and mains… This was the starter! Fresh muscles in a green curry Thai-ish sauce… Yum….! …and for only £5.85..!
…and main meal of trout…
I curled up here for several hours working – it was wonderful! (and their wifi was lightning fast compared to most!)
Now a tea-room, this building below has quite the history! Here is an excerpt from the Minehead Town Council’s website:
“[The] old building was the scene of much activity when the harbour was full of tall-rigged ships and was the home of Minehead’s famous ‘Whistling Ghost’: Old Mother Leakey.
It is said that Mrs Leakey, who died in 1634, became notorious after her death by her unpleasant habit of whistling up a storm whenever one of her son’s ships neared port. The townsfolk became so anxious that the Bishop of Bath and Wells presided over a commission to inquire into the matter. This resulted in a statement being issued to the effect that the elect commission doubted the credibility of the witnesses and did not believe that such an apparition as Mother Leakey’s ghost existed.”
…and a magnificent sunset to finish off a magnificent day exploring…
~ Bella
