Breakfast at the Three Brooks Pub
On Saturday morning we thought we would try the breakfast at the Three Brooks pub. The food is char grilled which should make for a good meal. As far as I can recall, there were 3 options, vege breakfast and standard breakfast at £3.60 and a mega breakfast at £5.60. We tried all 3 variations with Sue going for the vege and Sam the mega.
Here is a photo of Sam's mega breakfast.
It defeated him and I offered my assistance.
Clevedon
It was a warm sunny day, so in the afternoon Sue and I set off for Clevedon. Evidently, many other people had the same idea as it was packed, but nevertheless I managed to find a parking space not too far from the pier. Neither of us had ever been on Clevedon Pier so I paid the small entry fee (I took advantage of the slightly reduced rate for over 60's, much to Sue's amusement) and we strolled out along the pier.We noticed that there are brass plaques on the wooden planks making up the pier deck and also on the wooden benches. The brass plaques are engraved with the name of the sponsor.
At the far end of the pier is the Pagoda Tearoom (picture left). On this occasion we didn't try the tea room but instead headed into the town in search of a cafe.
We found the main shopping street, Hill Road, which thankfully had a noticeable absence of the usual chain stores found in most town shopping centres. We stopped for a cappuccino and latte in the Caffe Bar in Murrays of Clevedon. The cappuccino was authentically Italian in that it was served in a smaller cup instead of the large sizes we have grown accustomed to in Costa and Starbucks etc. Very nice though. We didn't eat as we were still full from our breakfasts at the Three Brooks earlier on.
Murrays of Clevedon is also a high class Italian delicatessen, bakery and wine shop.
On leaving Murrays, we found Sam Bryants clothing shop. It's good to find a non chain clothing store. They had a very good end of season sale with some huge discounts. I found a £100 Italian shirt for just £15, but on trying it on I found it was too tight. I am a stone (7kg) heavier now than this time last year, due in part to not being able to run. I have had plantar fasciitis for over 3 months now.
We drove home via Portishead.
