Poppins Restaurant, Petersfield

Today Jan and I headed off to Petersfield for breakfast.  We went to Poppins Restaurant.

For some reason we thought it was going to be a quaint, older style little cafe, maybe it was the name that made us think that.  But no, inside it is very modern and bright. We had the inclusive breakfast which was very nice. it was obviously cooked to order and was served nice and hot. 

We thought it was very good value too at £6 each.  This price also included two rounds of buttered toast and jam, and a large mug of coffee or tea. We were well looked after, quick service and friendly staff.

After breakfast we had a walk around Petersfield market and shops. For a small town there are a surprising number of shops and restaurants. Not sure who the soldier is on the horse but quite impressive overlooking the market.

 I thought this was a lovely feature, really typical of an old country town. Sorry about me on the left, sure it spoils the character.



The whole town is a mixture of old and new.  I do have a bit of a soft spot for Petersfield as I lived there for a couple of years during the war but left when I was three, so no memories at all only what I've heard from family.

After the town we drove down to the pond to take some photographs and we weren't disappointed.

It is very beautiful, think I would call it a lake but they signpost it as a pond.

This week with the weather being a lot kinder we have done a couple of really nice walks . Yesterday we went to West Wittering. We went at low tide and we had miles of lovely almost to ourselves. The dogs loved it, even the oldies as it is so easy going for them. The fitter two were able to run to their hearts content.

Hundreds of geese either coming or going, not sure which.

 The only disappointment was that the cafe doesn't open during the week in the winter. Not surprising really as apart from us it was nearly deserted

As we were craving coffee by this time we stopped off at a little cafe just down the road from the beach called The Landing.  We bought some coffees and pastries to take out.  Very nice.

Today we did one of our regular local walks at Warsash Common.. Made a change not to be wading through water although still quite muddy  in places.

 

That is all for this week, do hope this weather lasts a while.........................Margaret x