Jinx and Steve's Adventures

  So, here we are, on the outskirts of Martalsham, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, staying at The Moon and Sixpence.  We've come here for a week just before the schools break up. This is the view from our pitch. A very relaxed and quiet location. This site was recommended to us 12 years ago by a friend and we've only just got around to coming here.  So once we'd settled in, we headed for the bar on site, getting the local info. The site has amazing facilities such as a lake, tennis courts, badminton, volley ball, golf and bowls. All these facilities, except bowls we are able to use, although I can't quite see us doing any of them, it's too hot for starters. So after a quick drink we settled in, a very quiet place apart from the wildlife we could hear in the distance. Tuesday we did a circular walk, heading out of the site and through a wooded area and followed the route through open fields, eventually following a stream into the village. Here we stopped for some lunch a...

We arrived on Monday to a beautiful village in the heart of the Peak District. The weather actually was too hot, I can't believe I've said that, but it was seriously hot. However, we managed to get set up and then headed off to the village to seek shade and refreshment, which we did in The Cheshire Cheese Inn. After much needed nourishment, we took a stroll around the village, getting our bearings and also, finding the venue for our two nights entertainment, the main reason for being here. Yep, we're showing our age here and have tickets for two tribue bands, T.Rextrasy and Absolute Bowie. What''s more, the gigs are being held in a huge cavern. The accoustics are meant to be amazing, so we are looking forward very much to that. Well of course, there is going to be some walking involved here too. You can't visit somewhere like this and not be tempted to explore the beautiful area. (Yes, it's really called that!) So Tuesday wasn't such a hot day, in fact i...