Birthday at Blakeney

Sunday was Andrew's birthday so we downed tools for the day and went out exploring. First however was Mortimer's walk where he,reluctantly,posed with the birthday boy. Very uncool.

Doesn't look a day older

One of the reasons that we moved away from the south coast was to explore areas of England that were unfamiliar to us and so I thought that Andrew's birthday was a perfect opportunity to go somewhere new. So with the starting point of finding a restaurant  I decided on the north Norfolk coast and lunch at The Moorings in Blakeney.

This part of Norfolk has some gorgeous scenery and is popular as a place for holiday homes. Blakeney High Street was immaculate with every shade of Farrow & Ball paint visible on the front doors.

Beautiful brick & pebble house

Secret courtyards

There were lots of little lanes and small courtyards to peer at.


At the end of the high street you arrive at the quayside and a footpath to Blakeney Point where you can see seals. It wasn't the weather for that so we will go back again, we also noticed boat trips to see the marine life as well.

Low tide

Peace

Back in medieval times there had been a guildhall in a merchant's house, sadly only the basement remains but the brickwork is stunning.

Blakeney Guildhall

Lunch was a relaxed affair, great food locally produced. Andrew opted for an asparagus & crab salad followed by a beef roast. I had leek & tomato soup and then asparagus & goats cheese salad. We both finished with lemon tart and an espresso. Delicious!

By now the rain clouds were well and truly gathering so we headed back up the High Street to the safety of the car.

Beautiful brickwork

Back home we drank champagne and ate birthday cake. Andrew had requested a chocolate cake and so I used this recipe, one I've used several times before as it is so good.  I did have a bit of a disaster as I cut it while it was still a bit warm so it somewhat fell apart. Fortunately the ganache glued it together and it still tasted good. Doesn't look quite the same as the recipe though!

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The ultimate chocolate cake

Until next time





Sharon