Paul and i were both looking forward to this week end, and at 8.30am we set off from home. We headed north and arrived at Brodsworth House just after 10am, it was a grey morning though the sun did come out briefly. We had a cup of tea, and went for a walk around the gardens till it was time for the 11am tour of the house. We have done it before but its always interesting to go back, as each guide will tell you something a little different. The tour lasts about 40 minutes, is free and gives you a little taste of what the house has to offer. The house is beautiful, and well worth a visit! After the tour we spent more time in the gardens till it sadly started to drizzle, so we headed back to our car for lunch. A picnic!! We didn't mind eating in the car, by the time we were finished it had stopped raining. We went back to the house to explore some more, at 1pm the house is open you can wander around at your own pace and see a lot more than you see on the tour. We finally left at about 2pm, after a good look around the brand new visitor centre/gift shop! It has only just opened, and looks great, and it smells new! I bought a cameo necklace and a book mark before leaving, little reminders of our visit.
Next stop was Lakeside Outlet centre, after a coffee at Costa's it was off to do some shopping. Claires was a huge disappointment, but we did find some lovely things in the Hallmark store. I love it in there, they always have something to make me smile. AT about 4.30pm we headed back to the Travelodge to check in. I really like this hotel and this time we got a room with a view of the lake. Sadly the walk way around the lake was teeming with flies, not very pleasant! I guess its just that time of year, it wasn't like that last time we stayed at this hotel. We had a rest at the hotel, before heading to the Beefeater for dinner. We had a lovely evening, the meal was very nice, the staff were lovely and i even treated myself to an Irish coffee, haven't had one of those in years.
we had a chilled out evening, and i have to say i slept well. Paul however said there were some very noisy guests in the hotel and it took him ages to get to sleep. I made sure i let reception know that before leaving, and we've been promised a complimentary voucher to use towards our next stay at a Travelodge. Sometimes you just have to speak up.
Today we went to Meadowhall, the traffic was awful and there seemed to be millions around. We soon found out why. The Sheffield half marathon was taking place, and loads of roads were closed. The mall was so busy, and very warm inside, not conducive to happy ambling!! But we had a wander around, and i have to say were very restrained. I bought a couple of things in Lush, and that was it. We had lunch at Las Iguanas, one of our favourite restaurants, today we decided to have the Tapas sharing platter with garlic and chili prawns, a spicy chicken and coconut roasted butternut squash.....gorgeous!! This was followed by a small dessert which we shared - churros with Dulce de leche dip. Wonderful!! We finally got home around 4pm, it was the loveliest week end, despite a killer back ache. Thank god for pain killers. This evening we heard on the news that the Sheffield half Marathon was actually cancelled as there was no water available for the runners, however the runners had other ideas and went ahead anyway. Local people were lining the streets with offerings of water, so i guess it really became a community event. I am just Glad it was all over by the time we headed home.
Its been a wonderful week end away, wish it wasn't nearly over.
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