Thursday, January 29, 2009

Earthquake Moment

Every year since 1997 I have spent a long weekend at the excellent Briarfields Hotel in North Norfolk. Well that's not quite true, the infamous year of 2002 I was unemployed and so didn't go.

I can tell you that I hated being unemployed, I have paid my taxes every year and so I claimed my jobseekers allowance of approx £54 per week and signed on (and I HATED it). Two of the most satisfying events of my life were

  • going into the job centre and telling the bloke I would not be able to come in the following week to sign on as I was going on holiday. This look of disgust came over his face and telling him I had a job and the following week and was going to enjoy myself before starting was WONDERFUL
  • sitting in the hotel the first night of said holiday with a drink and a book and ordering dinner.
Anyway with the exception of that time I've been to Briarfields. This year I am not!!

I am going to spend a long weekend in North Devon at the beginning of October.

I am unsure whether to go to the George Hotel at South Molton, a colleague in-laws say the food is excellent or do I head for the West Down guest house just down the road.

Pros and cons? The George is £65 bed breakfast and evening meal, seems to have a lovely menu and has wifi (so I can add photos for OC ;) ) the West Down seems simpler food wise and costs £55 bed, breakfast and evening meal. NO WIFI!!

Opinions?
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8 comments:

  1. oldcrow6110:55 am

    The George Hotel, excellent food and wifi, can't beat that. And besides, I want pictures immediately, lol.

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  2. Anonymous1:11 pm

    Briarfields Hotel looks the best of all.

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  3. The Quacks of Life1:28 pm

    oc oc oc

    anony maybe next year. i want to visit the churches in the N.Devon area

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  4. Tricia Ryder5:41 pm

    Difficult

    The George will cost more but has the advantage (?) of Wifi - but West Down Guest House looks attractive too.

    If you leave aside Wifi, I think I'd go for West Down Guest House. Not as "exciting" a menu but good choices.

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  5. Anonymous6:12 pm

    For the extra tenner, and all you asked for, do you need an opinion pete? you get what you pay for these days.


    paul.

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  6. Anonymous7:55 pm

    and at the West Down House you'll have those nice jolly people in the aluminum beach chairs to keep company with so you wont be lonely.

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  7. Anonymous7:40 pm

    Hi Pete, sorry to throw a spanner into your blog-works but ... the West Down Guest House your link points to is not the West Down Guest House at South Molton near the George but in fact a very nice farm guest house located outside Umberleigh (Atherington). I can personally vouch that you will have an excellent time there with great food, nice accommodation and attentive service from Brenda and Roger . Oh yes and they do have wifi !!

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  8. The Quacks of Life8:34 pm

    anony - s'ok that is the one i meant they aren't THAT far apart!!

    anyway i'm booked into the George. damn if I'd known about the wifi!!

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