Woke around 0430…took ages to get back to sleep. Aki brought tea up around 0900. Got up and porridged. Drove to Dunwich…car seemed to be working as per normal. Had coffee in the Flora Tea Rooms on the beach…looked very popular…but bemused by the number of people ordering fish ‘n chip suppers at 1130 of a morning! Walked round to the museum in the rain. It details the intriguing tale of a major Saxon port city which had been washed away beneath the North Sea over the millennia.
It was once the capital of East Anglia, and boasted two large monastic abbeys, and about 10 churches. We took a walk up onto the south cliff to visit the grave of Jacob Forster…the last remaining gravestone in the churchyard of All Saints, which finally succumbed to the waves in 1919. Wandered through the grounds to view the remains of the Greyfriars’ Abbey, then returned to the cafe to share plaice and chips for lunch…best fish ‘n chips I’ve had in a very long time! Drove southward to Thorpeness and browsed in the Emporium…bought a couple of LPs…will frame them in our hallway.
Aki bought some bright green French cut glass dessert bowls. Drove west to Framlingham…had a little explore of the town centre, but found everything closing up for the evening. Had a beer in The Crown then walked round the corner for dinner at Watson & Walpole, a natty little Italian restaurant that had caught our eye yesterday. It was good…enjoyed a burrata starter with roast nectarine and almonds, followed by ravioli with crispy bacon and a rich, tasty cheese sauce. Excellent tiramisu for afters. Drove back to Saxmundham. Watched British weepy “We Live in Time”…Florence Pugh fabulous as usual.
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