Yarmouth punches above its weight where food is concerned. I counted six pubs, two bakers, four cafes, two general stores and at least three ice-cream shops. This is in a town of three streets! The Isle of Wight is developing a reputation for gastronomy and so it wasn’t a surprise to me that there’d be excellent food – cooked and ready to prepare – available. We visited The George Hotel The hotel is under new […]
The Southampton Boat show is currently running with the last day tomorrow. I haven’t been for years but, of course, now we have Trouper. This time we had an agenda. We wanted to find out more about: boat electronics, alternative energy sources, scout for a boat bargain and look at the new boats. Boat Electronics We looked at the B&G instruments as that would be compatible with what we already have. They had a […]
There are lots of shops in Salcombe. Jack Wills and Quba hail from this town in addition to the yacht shops of Musto, Henry Lloyd and so on. We were fairly busy swimming and sailing and pottering so we didn’t take much advantage of the shops. If it had rained, well that’s another story. Jack Wills, Quba, White Stuff, Musto, Fat Face, Sea salt… all are here with full racks of clothes and the usual […]
Salcombe has a reputation for good food. I was keen to just get some fresh bread and meat as our last shop had been at a cut-price supermarket in Plymouth. Whilst they had done a good line in fruit and veg I wasn’t so keen on their meat, fish and dairy. Over the course of three nights we visited a fair range of foodie places ranging from coffee shops through to fine dining. Here’s the […]
I think I’ve already said Fowey is well supplied with shops. There isn’t the variety that Falmouth offers but what it lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. Alongside the typical high street stores are a range of boutiques, galleries and food shops that makes for an enjoyable experience. The shopping street runs the length of the shore side road. There are no pavements. It’s one lane wide and cars and vans do drive […]
Falmouth shopping; the last post on Falmouth promise. There is a whole High Street of shops. Most familiar to high streets the length and breadth of the UK. I won’t cover these. I won’t cover the food or drink shops that I’ve already mentioned. I’ll just mention the few that were interesting or best in breed. Chandlers – The Bosun’s Locker Chandlery is a traditional chandlers with everything from striped shirts and smocks to shackles, flags […]
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