On a gloriously sunny day in August Geoff and I went for a walk using the Fancy Free Walks website which we find are always very good, we don’t seem to get lost. Geoff had chosen one which started at Bramshott Common car park in Surrey and almost ended at a pub, which looked good […]
Murmur, Brighton

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 – PERMANENTLY CLOSED

CLOSED – although you can still buy their chocolates online at the Chocablock website shown below. 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 […]