Our Ireland trip

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More food photos - lunch at Evershot, Dorset

This lunch reminded me of Sunday lunch in the country in Australia. We went to the Acorn Inn in Evershot, Dorset. It is a pretty building with window boxes, flowers and plants on the outside (pictured below).

 

I had their roast beef lunch, with Yorkshire pudding, which was – surprise, surprise (not) - a rather big serve with potatoes. The beef was pink and cooked beautifully, served with a red wine sauce. Very satisfying!

Jeremy had roast pork, with Yorkshire pudding, and Chris had fish. Everyone was happy with lunch :).

 
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

Roast pork (left) and fish (right)

Like most English villages around Dorset, that we have seen so far, Evershot is pretty with lovely flowers in front of the cottages, hanging flower baskets in all sorts of colours, and narrow streets.

Beer and Lyme Regis, seaside towns in Dorset

It was all happening on the day we went to Beer (the name of a town by the beach, not the beverage). It was like being on a film set of a movie. There were rows and rows of beach boxes – some were occupied but most were not. Colourful striped beach chairs lined the pebbled beach. There was a group of men getting their boats set-up for a day out sailing. Beach stalls were having a good busy day of business selling food and drinks. It was a fantastic day for people watching.

 
Houses lining the streets of the hilly town

 
Open bay area

 
Beach chairs adding colours to the pebbled beach

 
More beach chairs, which did not seem popular with the public when this photo was taken

 
Devonshire tea on the beeach

People (including me) enjoying food, drinks, sunshine and people watching on the beach

On another day, we visited Lyme Regis. We were lucky that it was hot (yes, HOT!). It was busy with loads of people there enjoying the day out in the sun. We had a lazy afternoon; walked around the built-up beach area, took loads of photos, sat on the grass, had lunch and sat on the grass some more.

 
Busy day on the beach for sunbathers

Lots to take in. This artist is busy recording the scene on the beach.

 
Lunch at Hix Oyster and Fish House

 
The surrounding built-up area

 
Boats stranded in the harbour until high tide