When Graeme and his family returned to their respective schools/and work on Monday, Kim and I took the short walk up the leafy lane to catch a local bus to Maldon. This was a pleasant 15 minute ride, passing through some picturesque country roads.
On arriving in Maldon, we checked out Tesco’s (large supermarket franchise) and were really impressed with their huge range of products and reasonable prices. Next up was ‘Weatherspoons’ – a café recommended to us by Graeme. This is a chain and they are all over England. The menu was extensive (covering breakfast, lunch and dinner) and the prices were very reasonable. We got a yummy brunch for £16 (Big Breakfast for Kim and Eggs Benedict for Sally).
Fully fuelled we set off to explore the lovely old village of Maldon on foot.
There were some interesting shops in the High Street!
Next was a walk on the promenade. A nice family orientated area with lots of fun activities (water park, mini golf etc).
Next day found us on the bus again, this time heading for Colchester (one of the oldest recorded towns in England!). This was a very picturesque town with loads of character. We enjoyed breakfast at a different branch of Weatherspoons, explored the castle, looked at the ruins of the old Priory, and had a general look around the town.
Tomorrow we leave Graeme, Liz and the boys and head for our next stop – London.
England 2023 