Just a short visit.

We arrived in Parkham in early August hoping for some good weather but whilst we did have some sunshine it was interspersed with rain showers and drizzle.

We still managed to enjoy walking at Skern and then returning to our favourite cafe, Susie's Tea Room in Appledore . Dogs are made very welcome here and are all given a biscuit!

From Skern with Appledore in the distance

The 'Inn Over the Road' was open on Friday evening and we were able to catch up with some of our friends from the village. Hopefully work on re-building the pub will start next month although the time-scale for completion is looking pretty long.

We had planned to spend a whole week in Parkham but sadly our visit was cut short when my mother was taken to hospital  - we returned to the Midlands in time to see her before she died later in the evening. We do however plan to visit again once funeral arrangements have all been put in place.