Travel in SW England--suggestions (hotel, live, pubs)

[flamingGalah!]

I went to the Eden Project & it was pants & I love gardening/horticulture...

If you have the time (& funds) I would go over to Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly...

There are a few other gardens in Cornwall worth visiting too, but my favourite is in Dorset, Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens near Weymouth

[Jezer]

Getting to the Isles of Scilly is expensive!

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Jezer

Getting to the Isles of Scilly is expensive!

I've always wanted to go there but I know it's way too expensive for us. Worse now because the exchange rate is unfavorable to Americans.

[bigpaul]

check out Avebury in Wiltshire, much better than Stonehenge.

[Brontosaurus]

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned this so I will: Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway North Devon Exmoor

[bigpaul]

if you have the time check out the weekly markets in north devon namely: Hatherleigh(Tuesdays), Holsworthy(Wednesdays) and South Molton(Thursdays).

[Jezer]

Originally Posted by bigpaul

check out Avebury in Wiltshire, much better than Stonehenge.

If you get over to that part of Wiltshire, my old stomping ground, then it is worth seeing.

There are some other notable sights very close by, namely Silbury Hill and the West Kennet Long Barrow, both neolithic sites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silbury_Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kennet_Long_Barrow

The nearby market town of Marlborough is very nice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlborough,_Wiltshire

[in_newengland]

mmmmmm. The Lamb Inn in Marlborough sounds very good too. My list is growing even longer.

http://www.thelambinnmarlborough.com/sample_menu.html

[Jezer]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

mmmmmm. The Lamb Inn in Marlborough sounds very good too. My list is growing even longer.

Menu from The Lamb Inn, Marlborough

I used to live 50 yards from there.

I haven't been in The Lamb in years though.

One time I was sitting by a dog, a collie, which was drinking beer at the bar- no kidding.

It was a bit rougher then!

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Jezer

I used to live 50 yards from there.

I haven't been in The Lamb in years though.

One time I was sitting by a dog, a collie, which was drinking beer at the bar- no kidding.

It was a bit rougher then!

Oh, it does sound like a good place, lol.

Lucky you to have lived nearby, even though it was rougher then.