One Night Away From It All- Horsley Towers

We like to do something a bit special everyday and since it was Bank Holiday weekend and we are going away on a little holiday on Tuesday, we wanted to do something fun before this. Both of us love to find a good bargain so we trawled the net for good deals. The best one we could find was at this HOTEL called De Vere: Horsley Park. It is a very nice hotel with great facilities and grounds. And right now they are having an offer for £39 pr. night.
The hotel itself is only about ten minutes drive from where we live in very nice surroundings in East Horsley, which is known as the richest village in England!

We have written a longer review about the hotel on our profile at Trip Advisor, but we had a great time and the lovely leisure centre with a swimming pool, sauna and gym was free and we spent a lot of time in the pool. Extra bonus was that there were free coffee machines!
A walk around the romantic and picturesque grounds is a must when you go here. Within the grounds the Horsley Towers can be found and they are absolutely breathtaking!
A special day and night in a very nice place doesn't have to cost much if you are being patient and look around!!!

My Favourite Beach Of England.

We have been car less for the last 20 days because our dear Ford Focus ST170 needed a new clutch. This was supposed to be an easy repair, but things kept going wrong and before we knew it, it had taken almost three weeks to get our car back. But today the mechanic called and said that it was ready. Many people find driving very boring, but we love it!! It is so much fun to get in the car and drive to the coast on the spur of the moment. So since we had not done this for such a long time, we decided to drive to one of our favourite places in the whole world, Bracklesham Bay!

Bracklesham Bay is located in West Sussex and has got a beautiful beach that is our favourite. It is as most beaches along the South Coast of England a pebbly beach, but as the tide goes out it becomes sandy. Bracklesham Beach is also an amazing place to find fossils. And lots of people come to the beach for this purpose when it is low tide.

It was great to be out driving again and the journey to the coast was a pleasant ride in sunshine as we kept off the main roads through the stunning Surrey and Sussex countryside.

Today was a beautiful day, but since it was late before we headed down there we decided to just go for a walk along the beach. Words can't describe how nice and great the walk was so we will let the picture tell the story!! And Anne-Lise, the mermaid, couldn't resist going for a paddle even if the sun was setting. And the water was very pleasant!!!

Winchester, A Former Capital With So Much Glory.

                       

Winchester is a gem! It is one of the nicest places we have ever been to. It is very strange that none of us have been here before. And that it had been capital in England before was new information to Anne Lise.

Winchester Cathedral is one of the biggest cathedrals in England and is well worth a visit. Not as tall and majestic as Lincoln Cathedral, but still a stunning piece of architecture.

We went for a walk along the river, from the City Bridge it is a beautiful romantic walk that we can highly recommend.

There is a lot to see in Winchester if you like nice old architecture. Like the Old Guildhall with the Town Clock( similar to the famous clock here in Guildford), the New Guildhall, High Street that ends in Westgate which is one of two surviving medieval city gates. It is a busy city, with lots of tourists in the summer months, but what we found so special about Winchester was that even if it was very busy with market day in High Street, it was a very peaceful and relaxed atmosphere there.

We ended our stay in Winchester at a pub( which we had been looking for a loooong time.. either there are very few pubs in Winchester or we must be totally blinde) right across the street from the Guildhall, Alfie's which was a nice pub. Wasn't too impressed with the "garden" which was nothing but a backyard with a few tables and chairs, but the pub itself was a nice place to relax after walking around for hours and your feet needs a rest. They also serv food, but we did not eat here.
We walked back to the train station and took the train back to Guildford both agreeing that we would be back soon!

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