Sunday in Bradfield - Part III
Back in Low Bradfield, Jean and Brian suggested we grab a bite to eat at the former school house. Both Jean and Brian were teachers when they were still working; they knew the head teacher of Bradfield's village school before it closed ten or more years ago. The Victorian school house was renovated and is a combination of café (upstairs) and farm shop (downstairs), offering very good (but rather expensive) produce. Of course, there were people everywhere, so I could not take any pictures, but you can see some here on their website.
After our meal, we had a walk round the village - more photo opportunities for me!
Back at the village green, we bought ice creams from the van and sat on a bench in the sun, watching the cricket. A picture book English Sunday afternoon!
In the late afternoon, Jean and Brian took us back into Sheffield. It was still far too early and way too nice outside to stay at our hotel room, so we walked the 10 minutes up into the city centre.
We looked at four different places before we finally settled on somewhere to eat - one was too noisy, another one was nearly empty and rather cold, and at a third one, we were being totally ignored by the waitress. At the "All Bar One", though, we had a delicious meal and a very nice waitress.
Tomorrow, Monday, was going to be our last day in Sheffield. But that, as you may have guessed, will be a post on its own.
Oh dear, I hope the forthcoming Sheffield post doesn't involve you getting mugged or food poisoning after the All Bar One meal. It is in All Bar One that John Gray of "Going Gently" met his partner Chris. I am too poor (or mean) to eat there.
ReplyDeleteWe had a very delicious meal there: the Nachos platter and the Hummus duo. Actually, I think it was my Uncle David who had recommended All Bar One to us when we were talking about where to eat in Sheffield.
DeleteNo mugging and no poisoning in my next (and last) Sheffield post - you'll see!
Low Bradfield looks delightful and I had a strong sense of déjà vu when I looked at the café website but then so many places like that look similar. It's many many years since I lay on a village green watching cricket on a summer day. Ah for the balmy days of youth and summers past.
ReplyDeleteIt was just so perfect - the sun, the green, the cricket, the ice cream... There were lots of people, but the general mood was so laid back, none of the many children was screaming or whining, everybody was just making the most of that wonderful Sunday afternoon.
DeleteDOn't you love those Yorkshire houses made of big blocks of yellowish stone? So typical and characteristic. I love this post, it's so evocative.
ReplyDeleteI could have taken photos of each and every house we were walking past, Jenny, but of course they are all private homes and often there were people about, so I took only those few you can see in the post.
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