About an hour south of Bristol, and 10 minutes out of Chard is Monks Yard and Jordan’s Courtyard. This was to be our lunch stop. The cafe at Monks Yard was very busy, so we ambled around to Jordan’s Courtyard. Plenty of room, with a more upmarket lunch menu. After a bit of a wait, the food was served. Delicious and well worth the wait.
On to our accommodation, Swandown Lodges at Cricket St Thomas, about 4 miles east of Chard. A spacious, warm, modern villa with the added bonus of a hot tub! Dinner is at the Windwhistle pub, an easy walk down the road. The food was fine .. classic pub grub.
Day 2 in Chard, and we walked from our villa to the nearby Warners Hotel, and Cricket House. Our accommodation enables access to their gym and swimming pool. Later in the morning, we drove down to the Dorset coast and Lyme Regis. A walk along the Cobb and beach, lunch, then a play in the Entertainment Arcade.
Dinner was provided by Scott and Eva, with Burritos filled with their bean, lentil and mushroom mix. Restaurant quality!
The next morning we were greeted by rain, but it quickly cleared away, enabling our walking excursion. This is to be from Beer to Branscombe, with lunch at the Masons Arms. A great walk and lunch!
Saturday in Chard, and it’s Remembrance Day. The lads pop down the road to the Cricket St Thomas golf club driving range, and play the par 3 pitch and putt. They have a round of golf teed up for Monday.
In the afternoon, Sue drives the group to Yeovil to watch a football match, Yeovil Town v Dover. The home team win 2-0. Blair stays back and walks down to Cricket House and back. Neethd and Andrew provide dinner .. top quality!
Sunday, and time to try the Roast lunch menu at Cricket St Thomas golf club. Absolutely superb, with large portions and ample vegetables,potatoes and gravy. We then went on to Sue’s brother Jim and his wife Nicky for a family catch-up. Great to see them all.
The next day, Sue’s other brother Sean organised for the lads to play golf at Cricket St Thomas golf club. We were joined by club member and old family friend Mark Barry, and had a really enjoyable round. It was windy and the course was damp underfoot, but no problems for Blair, who gave Scott and Andrew a golfing lesson!
