Abbey Garden Centre, Titchfield

Well this morning we decided to go to Abbey Garden Centre at Titchfield.  Jan and I have been there a few times before but not since we have been doing this blog.  We have always been happy with it and today was no exception. As always we forgot that they don't start cooking until 9.30 and we always arrive too early. The kitchen opens then but of course our meals didn't arrive until about 9.50 which meant we had to wait for 30mins.  We didn't mind too much as we chose a table over by the birthday cards and while we drunk our coffee we read all the funnies. 

Between us we bought about a dozen cards so the next few birthdays are covered. It was lucky that we weren't there at 9am, it was just that early this morning I had a very strange text from Jan saying that she had to pop to the newsagents with her grass cuttings.  I thought she has finally lost it now until later when she explained that it was for the newsagents chickens.  Weird!

 When the breakfasts arrived they were well worth the wait as always. The full English costs £5.99 which includes everything, all the usual things and fried bread (my favourite item).  Also includes a round of toast and butter and tea or coffee. Can't be bad.  You get two sausages which means we can take one home for the dogs! When I got home I forgot I had a sausage in my handbag until I saw Jessie trying to get into it.

If the weather is warm they have a nice outside area to sit in, also they welcome dogs inside or out. You just have to sit at the back on the green flooring which is fine.

 We had quite a busy morning really, after brekkie we looked round the garden centre, then we went to Garson's and then to B & Q.  Bought a few things on the way.  We ended up at Pets at Home and stocked on JWBL dog food which they had on 3 for 2.  We like a bargain.


After consuming all those calories we thought we should walk some of them off. So, this afternoon we took the dogs and did the 'Dead Duck' walk. I can hear you saying what is that.  Well a few years ago we did this local walk which starts off through a wooded copse and part way along there are electricity cables which cross over the path. Unfortunately one poor duck didn't read the warning sign and came to a very frazzled end. It was there for a very long time and now we always call it the 'Dead Duck' walk. If you would like to give it a try, just follow the link.            



I think that is it for today,  more next week........

Margaret