Yesterday, we decided to abandon any plans for another day out as the weather was very wet. And so we stayed close to home…very close!
We live minutes from ‘The Barn Owl Inn’ which is situated on the very edge of Kingskerswell.
It’s a charming inn, with oak beams and wooden floors. It offers great food as well as accommodation.
‘The Barn Owl Inn’ has quite a history too.
It is a 300 year old, Grade ll listed former farmhouse, which was called Aller Barton Farm. In 1976, the land was sold to Devon County Council for the building of a new road…( which was not completed until 2015! That’s another story but just to say that the saga of the new road, ( the ‘Kingskerswell by pass’ ) rumbled on and on…and on…for years! )
Meanwhile, the farm buildings were bought by a Mr and Mrs Bird and they opened a licensed pub called, ‘The Birds Nest’. Time passed and eventually, under new owners, the name was changed to, ‘The Barn Owl Inn’.
As we arrived at ‘The Barn Owl Inn’, the heavens opened, confirming to us that we had definitely made the right decision. We were shown to our table and very soon we are enjoying one of the best Sunday Roasts that I’ve had in a long time! Generous, well cooked…and tasty!
I highly recommend ‘The Barn Owl Inn’ if you are in this area! You can find the info here .
Arriving back at home, to a very wet and soggy garden, I had a quick potter around to do some dead heading whilst it wasn’t raining, pausing briefly to snap some photos of these Sunflowers:
As I mentioned previously, I sowed these really late (I think it was the beginning of July), to give some late summer colour to the garden. They are a dwarf variety called ‘ Little Dorrit’ and they have been superb! Very cheery!
And with that, I hope that everyone has a very cheery week!
We had a couple of sunny moments outside in the garden, little ones playing as I did a few bits.
ReplyDeleteThe Barn Owl Inn looks very welcoming and Olde Worlde.
ReplyDeleteIt looks a delightful place from your photos. These old country inns, there is nothing like them. We used to go to The Toby Jug Inn way back when. I can’t remember its exact location. I should look it up, but loved all the Toby Jugs on display. Your sunflowers are a perfect welcome home.
ReplyDeleteAh..yes! The Toby Jug! Well I can tell you that it was in Bickington, just around the corner from where we once lived. It’s no longer a pub but has been converted into houses. We used to go there regularly! It’s on the old road from Liverton to Bickington.
DeleteYour photos are beautiful and I would love ❤️ to stay at a place like this.
ReplyDeleteThe Barn Owl looks like a wonderful pub, just a perfect place to have a drink on a rainy day or after a long walk. Beautiful sunflowers too.
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Juliet (Crafty Green Poet)
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Your sunflowers look lovely. I have grown dwarf sunflowers before and I'm sure it was the same variety. Thank you for the Barn IOwl nn recommendation, it looks a great place to enjoy a meal and a drink.
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