Baginton, Bubbenhall and Leamington Spa

Decided it was time for a drive through the countryside, headed to Baginton to check out an old pub for our birthday lunch celebrations, an old mill that even has a ghost and a mummified cat. Just beautiful old brick buildings, narrow roads, small villages, daffodils and stone churches, hedged fields, sheep and green green fields.

Old Mill Pub - great celebratory lunch

view out the back of the pub

Bubbenhall has much the same with another great little pub, but it's shut until afternoon so on we go to Leamington Spa - great town, used to be a spa town with regenerative waters, looks a little more affluent with lots of beautiful houses, gardens, shops and people. We spotted some squirrels in the park - amazing little creatures frisking around in the gardens.

Again people were lovely and the visitor centre man even gave me a voucher for a posy at the most gorgeous florist, they do flowers and classes. England has the most beautiful flowers, even the supermarkets have brilliant flowers and flowering plants, orchids, hyacinths, hydrangeas, bulbs of all kinds. Just beautiful.

Headed for coffee to Antonio Carluccios cafe and we are very sad to say - the coffee was ordinary. We are so spoilt in Australia for coffee. The search for a good coffee continues.