Thom Bedford

The Cornwall Hotel and Spa

2021-09-26 Thom Bedford 2021-09-26 - Cornwall

Arrival Date: 2021-09-26
Departure Date: 2021-10-02
Accommodation: The Cornwall Hotel and Spa, St Austell

After dropping Sebby and Scarlett off at the cattery on Saturday night, we set off to Cornwall straight after breakfast on Sunday morning. We broke the drive up with a couple of stops, first at Gloucester Services which has a very out-of-place but excellent farm shop and bakery. Then at the Farmer’s Arms in Taunton for a Sunday Lunch.

Denbigh’s Best Kept Secret

2019-09-14 Thom Bedford Days Out

The weather this morning was beautiful: sunny but cool. Since we thought it might be the last nice day of Summer, we headed off to Denbigh for some castle-spotting and a spot of elevenses.

Donnington Castle and Eynsham Hall

2019-04-28 Thom Bedford 2019-04-22 - Oxford

Continued from Part 5…

We woke up nice and early and met up with some of the wedding party for breakfast before getting ready for the day. From 10am, Helen would be tied up with bridesmaids duties, and the wedding didn’t start till 2pm, so I decided to go for a drive.

Claire and Dan’s Wedding

2019-04-27 Thom Bedford 2019-04-22 - Oxford, Home Life

Our friends Claire and Dan tied the knot today, Saturday 27th April 2019. Helen had the honour of being enlisted as Matron of Honour, Claire’s chief and only bridesmaid, and assumed all the responsibilities that entailed.

Touring Oxford’s Closed Museums, and Minster Lovell Hall

2019-04-26 Thom Bedford 2019-04-22 - Oxford

Continued from Part 4…

Today we needed to move hotels, from the Jurys Inn to Eynsham Hall where our friends Claire and Dan are due to marry tomorrow afternoon. We packed up and had breakfast, then I decided to drive in to Oxford for a museum tour while Helen had a relaxing morning.