The Pig Near Bath - A Review

Thursday, April 7, 2016 Permalink
The Pig Near Bath

If you read my recent post on the Roman Baths and the Thermae Spa, you'll know that we recently treated ourselves to a child free few nights away in Bath. We had a fabulous time away and a huge part of the success of our stay was our choice of hotel - The Pig Near Bath.     The Pig Near Bath is an old Grade II listed country house in Pensford, a small village about 20 minutes drive out of Bath. The Pig pride itself on 'a touch of luxury combined with a homely charm' - the decor is very much 'stately home shabby chic' - distressed wood floors, roaring fireplaces, comfy armchairs, and a few deer heads mounted on the walls. It's ...

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The Garden in April

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Permalink
Muscari

For me, April is always the time of year when I start to enjoy getting out in the garden - the weather is sunnier, the work is more productive, and there are more pretty plants in bloom. The garden still looks a little bare, but all the signs of the promise of the season to come are there. I realised that in my previous garden posts, I've chosen only to show snippets of plants, rather than our garden as a whole, principally as the garden is not looking it's most impressive right now. But I think it's helpful to get a sense of the space as a whole, so I'm being brave and sharing a few full length shots with you ...

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5 Happy Things #11

Sunday, April 3, 2016 Permalink
West Wittering Beach Huts

It's lovely to have the long weekend over Easter for getting some good quality family time together, but it does mean you come back down to earth with a bit of a bump, doesn't it? This week has felt like a busy one. 01. We had a wonderful trip away last week to Bath, just me and my husband. We stayed at The Pig Near Bath, which I cannot recommend more highly - the food was outstanding, but the ambience and feel of the hotel were just lovely. We enjoyed the typical Bath tourist stuff - a trip to the Roman Baths, a visit to the Thermae Spa, and a mooch up to the Royal Crescent. It was so lovely to ...

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Historic to Modern - The Roman Baths & Thermae Bath Spa

Friday, April 1, 2016 Permalink
Roman Baths - Main Bath

I love Bath - it's always seemed to me to be a beautiful place to explore. Small enough that you can see everything on foot, lovely historic buildings to explore, and a wealth of lovely coffee shops to mooch around in should the weather take a turn for the worse. I was lucky enough to be given vouchers for the Thermae Bath Spa from my Mum and Dad for Christmas, so we planned a 2 night break for March, completely child free! We were up super early thanks to our inner alarms which have been trained by an early waking toddler, so we started off our day early by heading into Bath to the Roman Baths, getting there just after it opened. ...

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