Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Just Dropping In


It is so convenient during a long trip to have somewhere appealing to break the journey - somewhere like a steam railway, for example. Even better if you can time it right and your visit coincides with the arrival or departure of a train.

“No, I’m sorry, we’re not travelling today, thank you,” but I will make use of the loos because my diuretic pills have already kicked in. We may also use the cafĂ© if you are serving fresh ground coffee, as well as taking a quick peek around the museum.

It was raining by the time we reached Buckfastleigh, but the station still looked an absolute picture. Bishop’s Lydeard was equally spruced up for the summer season, with fresh paint and flower baskets everywhere.



Yes, I know that coffee is a diuretic, too. There are some that you just can’t win. I just hop from loo to loo all the way home. The more recently added motorway services at Gloucester have the added attraction of individual hot pies of different varieties at their “farm shop style” outlet, available at all hours of the day and night it seems - and they serve good coffee.

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