Geoff and I had spent a night in Worthing as we’d attended the most beautiful wedding on Worthing Pier which inside is Art Deco and really lovely. Feeling a little fragile the next day we walked along the seafront to blow away the cobwebs and thankfully I made a miraculous recovery, so we decided to […]
Wonderland Cafe, Copnor, Portsmouth
The day before Helen was due to leave good ol’ Blighty and return to New Zealand to do another calf rearing season, we decided to have lunch somewhere very local. Less than a mile from our house is Wonderland Cafe in Tangier Road, Copnor, near Baffins Pond (but up towards Copnor Bridge). On entering Wonderland […]
The Chocolate Lounge, Southsea, Portsmouth
The Chocolate Lounge, who also make the Chocablok Chocolates, have moved from Copnor to Clarendon Road in Southsea. A smart move. The interior is very nicely decorated with a nautical theme and lots of interesting photos and items dotted around to look at. Thick rope which hangs from the ceiling above the counter holds bare […]
Terre à Terre, Brighton
Helen and I stepped outside the front door with our bikes about to go on a cycle ride, but it was not to be, the weather was pretty dismal so we scurried back inside, got changed and set off for Brighton instead. I knew of several places we could lunch at, one being the fantastic […]