Last week end was the first of this years Open Heritage week ends, and I had free tickets for Bletchley Park - famously home to our code breakers during the war. We left home early and by 9.30am we were just pulling into the car park. We've been to Bletchley several times, but its such an interesting place and there is always something new to see. We spent several hours wandering around the different buildings looking around the exhibits. I think you learn something new every time you go. By about 3pm we were ready to head off, and made our way to our hotel.
We were booked into the Doubletree by Hilton at Milton Keynes football stadium. Unusual venue, but a lovely hotel. When we checked in, we were given free welcome cookies - they were still warm! How civilised is that - and they were delicious! We did have a fair old walk to our room, half way around the stadium - LOL! The room was lovely, spacious and well stocked (tea, coffees, shampoo, hand creams etc) We knew we weren't at a Travelodge!
After dropping our bags off we headed over the road to MK1 to look around the shops. Didn't buy much, but it was fun looking. And then it was time for dinner at Prezzo, food was lovely and my cocktail (pink gin, Prosecco, lemonade and raspberries) was fabulous! It was a lovely end to the day.
Sunday started with a rude awakening!!! The fire alarms went off at 7.45 am, oh my god the noise was deafening! Everyone had to evacuate the building. Not how I expected to start our Sunday. Luckily I was already up and nearly dressed, but a lot of people were outside in their PJ's. Glad it wasn't raining!! Breakfast was brilliant, everything tasted good.
From the hotel we made our way to Canons Ashby (National Trust) a property we both love. We did the taster tour of the house which lasted about 45 minutes, and then spent the rest of the time outside. It was a beautiful day and we were happy walking around the gardens. We really didn't want to leave. There won't be many more chances this year of sitting outside and enjoying the sunshine!
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