We have finally managed to find a way around the problems signposting The White House, given that we can’t, due to our listed status, have any decent signage attached to the house. And so hopefully, our bed and breakfast guests will no longer find it a problem to find us in the dark.
Bob insisted on getting in on the picture, what a poser……..
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Our long awaited holiday to America whizzed by and we are now settled back at home. We had such a good time and enjoyed so many aspects of the trip.
One of the highlights, as well as seeing our old friends, was our trip to The White House. As we expected, breakfast wasn’t included but the accomodation looked extremely impressive!
This week The White House is taking a well deserved and long awaited break and so we will be “off air” for a short while. We are very much looking forward to meeting up with old friends in New Jersey and also on the itinerary is, yes, you’ve guessed it, a visit to THE White House!
Unsure if they also offer Bed and Breakfast, guessing they don’t, but we’ll soon find out….. Watch this space as we will be back soon with news of our trip.
And meanwhile, we are leaving our own White House in the very capable hands of our elder daughter Melanie.
At the beginning of this month I wrote about the Dinder Flower and Produce show and our haul of prizes. Well, a funny thing happened in the hairdressers earlier this week……..
I was in The Cutting Bay in the centre of Wells (well recommended if you can excuse the pun)enjoying a chat with my lovely hairdresser Vicky when she asked me if I had entered anything in the show. I very proudly mentioned I’d won first prize for my Victoria sandwich cake and she suddenly stopped cutting and said in a shocked voice “IT WAS YOU!!!!!!!!”. Turning to her partner she repeated “IT WAS HER!!!!!!”.
Turns out Vicky has won first prize for her Victoria sponge cake for the last three years and I knocked her off the top spot.
Luckily I came home without green hair and after a laughing conversation about the British Bake Off we agreed we would be creating weird and wonderful show stoppers next year to try to out do each other. Bring it on…….
Yesterday I joined my daughter Lucy; good friend Ros; and hundreds of other walkers from Wells Cathedral School, on a hike through Ebbor Gorge for Save the Children. Thank goodness he day dawned beautifully sunny and, after registering at the school, we set off to Wookey Hole on our way to the gorge.
The scenery and views were stunning; the gorge itself is limestone and was designated in 1952 as a 63.5-hectare biological site of special interest. Donated to the National Trust in 1967 it is now managed by Natural England as a Nature Reserve.
The full hike was 10 mile, and we managed 5 mile, all uphill, before finally giving up the ghost and calling Rod to plead a lift home.
It really is a fantastic place and well worth a visit during your stay at The White House Bed and Breakfast.
Although today is the first day in October, the sun has finally decided to shine on us her at The White House and we are enjoying balmy days although the temperature is beginning to dip in the evenings.
Reading the latest edition of Somerset Life there is an article focusing on Autumn days out and its good to see Bishops Palace within their recommendations. With 14 acres of gardens and our famous springs that give Wells its name, it makes a great day out. And if you are lucky you might even see the swans ringing the bell for food. My daughter Melanie and I were lucky enough to see this last summer and there’s a great clip on you tube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stGckjlM2tU so that you can see what you are missing……
My timing hasn’t been great this weekend when I, for reasons attached to what I still call “my paid job”, swopped the peaceful surroundings of Dulcote for a busy City life in London during probably one of the most fantastic sunny spells we have had all summer!
Its been great to catch up with friends in the evening and to also see “War Horse” in Drury Lane (well recommended to anyone visiting London) but I’m already pining for The White House and country living. Can’t wait to return on Monday evening and breathe in the fresh air, re-join my family and enjoy an enthusiastic welcome from Bob.
A couple of weeks ago I talked about Terry and Masons Great Food Trip and since then everyone hear at The White House Bed and Breakfas have watched every episode to make sure we didn’t miss Wells.
Well, last night it was on and we weren’t disappointed. Terry and Mason spent a lot of time in the market square and also visited Vicars Close, the oldest inhabited street in Europe. And we learned a couple of things too. We hadn’t realised that Wells Market, which is on every Wednesday ad Saturday, won best market in the South West in 2014, and also weren’t aware that snails in cider was a local delicacy! We’ll have to give that one a try…..
Catch up on BBC iplayer if you would like to view
No sooner has filming for the prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman finished and we are ready to welcome more film crews. The Wells Journal has reported that:
“POLDARK fans should get their binoculars at the ready as the series is set to film in Wells next month. Filming of the second series of the hit show started in Cornwall on Monday but the crews are due to film scenes outside The Crown and in Wells Market Place in a few weeks’ time.”
Its really not surprising that the area is such a hit with film makers. With stunning architecture, and a long history, as well as outstanding natural beauty, it creates the perfect background for every period film.
Hopefully The White House will get to see some of the starts in action.
How proud and smug am I…..