May Day

As is rapidly becoming a tradition - May Day holiday for us seemingly involves a pub lunch followed by a walk in some wood. This year, after detailed negotiations with my mum we opted to visit the Royal Oak in Eydon. If ever a building was the ideal model for a pub - this would be it. Its a really cobbled together sort of building - all the interior walls are left intact and the flooring is a mixture of flags, tiles and floorboards. The bar area is thin - but adequate, there is a snug, and a games room, plus two other rooms to hide away in and the food is just devine. My mum and the children had gammon, egg (free range) and chips, Chris plumped for the steak and I went for the salmon and prawn fishcakes. Neither mum or I could finish our platefuls - and I sadly left the camera at home and so couldn't capture the salivating inducing platefuls! Chris and the children felt they needed pudding, so after scoopfuls of vanilla and strawberry icecream for the children and a bread and butter pudding for Chris we were finally able to set off for our walk.




Needless to say the walk was through some beautiful woods covered in a carpet of bluebells. My words can not do justice - so here are some photos:

1. Joe climbing trees 2. Blue Carpet 3. More tree climbing

4. Rodent skull 5. More bluebells 6. Tree stump crown

7. Bluebells and children 8. Finding a rope swing 9. Bluebell buds