On My Way to Cornwall, England

  

My time in Hastings, East Sussex, England has come to an end and I am on my way to Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall.  I am sad to leave but excited about the next adventure.  

I enjoyed my stay at Cat's Airbnb, which was a small 'flat' overlooking the Warrior Gardens and English Channel. She has a little dog named Vina that goes  everywhere with her.  On Saturday evening, she took me as her guest to a party across Warrior Gardens.  The host and hostess, Dan and Miranda Innes were very kind to let me come.  Most of the people there were writers, artists and musicians....an interesting crowd.  Miranda has written several books, Cat showed me one called, "Traditional Country Crafts".

On Sunday, Cat and I went to a typical English Country Inn in Icklesham, Sussex, for a Sunday roast beef lunch!  It was delicious and I ate it all!  Roast beef, roasted potatoes, fresh vegetables and Yorkshire Pudding.  For dessert I had strawberry cheesecake with ice cream and Cat had rhubarb crumble.

 

Cat and I toasting our 1/2 pint of cider 

Left, hops drying on the ceiling.  Right, a little outdoor dining room

Two border collies out with their master for Sunday lunch!  Can you imagine bringing your dog in a restaurant in the US!

On my way to Cornwall, I stopped at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Ann Boleyn in Hever, Kent and at another place that was near it on the historical register, named Penshurst Place.  My pictures of Hever didn't turn out great, so I've used a couple of stock pics and one of my own.

Hever Castle:  from Wikipedia

[Thomas Boleyn, inherited the castle in 1505. He lived there with his wife Lady Elizabeth Howard and their children George, Mary and Anne (the future wife of Henry VIII). It is not known if Anne was born at Hever (the year of her birth is not certain) but she lived there until she was sent to the Netherlands in 1513 to receive an education at the court of the Archduchess Margaret.]

Penshurst Place:  from Wikipedia

[Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent, 32 south east of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete examples of 14th-century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location.]

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