Then you go to Snape to visit the The Maltings. What a strange name and redolent of music and Radio broadcasts – “Welcome to the Aldeburgh Festival and tonight’s concert is broadcast live from The Snape Maltings…” From seeing no-one to being with everyone, that is the Zen of the place.
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St Mary’s Church, Hambleden
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
Out on one of my bike rides, the Ravenous Rambler stopped at the Hambleden shop for tea. The village is one of those quintessential English villages. A dog sleeps in the middle of the road, there is a an old well by the tree in the centre of the [...]
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Sissinghurst Castle
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
The Ravenous Rambler managed a short visit today to Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. This is one of my favourite places. I used to be a fan of the writings of Harold Nicolson when I was young and am now a fan of Adam Nicolson.
It’s a castle that exists in ruins. There [...]
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Baobab in Botswana
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
The Ravenous Rambler is a fan of the No 1 Ladies Detective series and is delighted to hear about the new Opera house that has been set up in Botswana by Alexander McCall Smith, the author of the series.
I taught in the bush of Botswana for a couple of years [...]
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11 November
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
Marlow is a delightful old town in Buckinghamshire on the Thames. There is a great regetta here to rival the more famous Henley Regetta just up river. There are some delightful shops but the question is, where to go for coffee. There is a Costa coffee and Starbucks but in my [...]
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West Wycombe
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
The old coaching village of West Wycombe is an excellent centre for splendid walks and there are plenty of places where the ravenous rambler can get some refreshments.
I had lunch at the West Wycome garden centre this week. There is a small indoor eating area and then some seats outside with [...]
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It seems odd to write about a motorway services but this place at Tebay is supposed to be one of the best in the country…
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lighthouse
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
This old German colonial town in Namibia has one of the best cafes in Africa. I shall come to that cafe in a moment, but first I wanted to dwell on that beautiful mix of Europe and Africa. Here amidst the wildest most remote deserts in the world sits a [...]
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That New Place
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
That New Place, South molten
Morning coffee
One of my favourite places in South Molten.
There is a great coffee stall in the covered market where you can buy coffee but best of all sit and have a cup where you can properly look around at the locals and make some [...]
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Tea at the Apothecary
Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips
Nothing like tea and toasted tea-cakes at The Apothecary. A rambling tea shop in Rye. Leather armchairs, newspapers and a congenial atmosphere. You have to walk in the wild wind for a few hours to deserve this and to enjoy the atmosphere to the full!
We had a pot of [...]
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