Back to Shropshire

We are now on the last leg of our tour as we drive back to the Welsh border and the market town of Ludlow. In 2013 we spent one night here and liked it so much we returned in 2014 for one week. Before we left in 2014, we booked the same house for two weeks for this year and it should have been three!

The house is in a fabulous location with a pub at each end of our street and the centre of the town is 5 minutes walk. We have an outside garden, all we need is the sun to go with it and that's not looking promising. There are markets on every day except Tuesday and the surrounding countryside is glorious. Just drive, walk, train or catch a bus, it's all good.
Last time we were here we discovered Barnsley Chops which are just double lamb loin chops, but oh so very delicious.

Had to do them again.

The pub to the right of our front door is called The Wheatsheaf. They have a special on steak on Wednesday night, so we thought we'd test drive them. Some of the best Ribeye I've had. Sorry, flat battery in the camera, no photo.

The Wheatsheaf

Went to the local produce market this morning, only held on the 1st and 4th Thursday of the month, so we were lucky. Caught up with a stall holder we'd met last year who is an award winning sausage and bacon producer. Again we tried to be restrained, but God it's hard. We bought 3 packets of different sausages and a packet of Oak smoked bacon, all for £10. She also felt compelled to give us a freebie chorizo sausage for loyalty. What hope do we have?
Then we discovered a cheese-maker (blessed is he) and bought a White Cheshire and a Red Leicester with black peppercorns. It's going to be a good weekend I think.
Quick, get me outta here. Lovely music to leave by.......

Harpist in Harp Lane