Apologies for the absence of several weeks but holiday and
injury has kept us from you (a dislocated shoulder since you ask). Today’s walk
started out as a walking blog but has now become a pub review due to the
honking state of the weather. There is a small area of Severn Estuary on the
Welsh side which requires you to buy the map which shows almost entirely the
English side on the south, which is annoying as I had to buy a map of somewhere
else to get a tiny bit of where I am. Anyway, since begrudgingly forking out
for this map we have been making maximum use of it. Today we planned to walk
the section from near Summerleaze to Goldcliff. However, the
aforementioned weather made other plans.
We parked at the end of a narrow lane that leads to a sewage
treatment plant just past Pill Farm. There are usually several cars parked
here so arrive early, unless of course the weather is awful. We followed the
track down to the water and scrambled up onto the bank. We were hit in the face
with a howling wind blowing freezing rain straight at us, so back down again we
went. Out of the wind it was just dreary rather than completely miserable. Why
we didn’t bring waterproof trousers I’ll never know.
We decided to cut it short at Redcliff where The Rose Inn is
situated. This is a great old fashioned pub. No brewery association as far as I
could tell. The walls were covered in various brass objects like pubs used to
be. It had a large car park and despite being in the middle of nowhere it
seemed quite popular. Obviously, Chuck was made to feel very welcome and
was fussed over quite a lot. The drinks selection was pretty
good. Prices were reasonable too. But they cater to the ale drinker
rather than the connoisseur spirit drinker.
After a few we decided time was cracking on and dinner
wasn’t going to cook itself. So we decided to stay and eat in the pub. The food
was home-cooked fayre of a good standard. It wasn’t going to win any Michelin
stars but that isn’t the idea here. It was tasty, well cooked and there was
plenty of it for the price. The menu was extensive and there was a specials
board too, so plenty of choice.
When we saw a gap in the rain we set off back for the car
along the road. It hadn’t been much of a walk but at least we got out for a
bit. We still did 90 odd minutes in the wet stuff, so not a bad effort. Anyway,
The Rose Inn, Redcliff is highly recommended for both food and drink. I’d
certainly head back there.
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