Where to eat

For anyone staying at Chester Fairoaks or nearby then try The Chester Fields,, a country pub and restaurant. It 's to be found on the A56 Chester to Helsby road in Bridge Trafford. It will take a maximum of 15 minutes in a car from tye CC site at Chester.

3 of us had different mains, mine came from a Gluten Free menu, and all enjoyed it. The prices are probably about a £1.00 too much per item but all in all a nice place to eat. I'll return.

If anyone is staying in the North Oxfordshire area, I can recommend a visit to Bakergirl,  at Wykham  Farm near Banbury. Met up with a friend d there this week, it's an artisan bakery and  coffee shop. The cinnamon buns were delicious. There is also a wonderful farm shop there too.

If you're in Bristol the Museum and Art gallery has a good cafe. Nice coffee and cakes with a specials board for lunches. Plenty of seating space in the centre of the museum. It's a good place to visit for families and more mature folks like us! Everything from Dinosaurs to Damien Hirst! 

For those staying at Lady Margarets Park site or any CL nearby then you might try The Cross Foxes, an excellent pub, just outside Overton, about 5 miles or so from Chirk. It has a lovely location looking down over the River Dee.

Not for those who are looking for "2 for £10" deals, but good quality food. I like it because they have their menu set out on a separate sheet showing any allergy ingredients so it's easy to see. Also it lets you know they take it seriously. They have other pubs nearby such as The Cornmill in Llangollen, The Glas Fryn in Mold, and The Architect in Chester which follow the same guidelines.

We had Roasted Hake, lightly spiced, with Saag Aloo and a creamy light curry sauce with a GF Onion Bhaji. Worth every penny.

The cross foxes in nice and on the river. It and the others in the chain are actually owned by the same group as Frankie and Benny's.  Another pub close to the cross foxes is the Boat a Erbistock.  

Boff, Have you eaten at the Boat? We were thinking of going there next time we're in the area.

Hi yes several times, we live in the centre of Wrexham so not a long trip.  Similar price to the X foxes right on the river as the name implies, so a nice pub for a Summer evening. 

Sladers Yard cafe at West Bay, Dorset., outdoor and indoor eating in a lovely old rope yard and building. The Bridport area was famous for rope making, there is a "rope" adventure playground just over the road for all ages.  Very nice food and drinks with ongoing exhibitions at the cafe. This is just a stroll from the summer rally and camping field alongside the river Brit. Lots of other eateries nearby too. 

Just had a lovely meal at the Dawnay Arms in Shipton, not to be confused with Dawnay Arms at Newton on the Ouse nearby, both establishments just outside York and well located if visiting Beningbrough NT.

The Shipton one has a separate GF menu and over 75% of their ordinary menu is GF. Sensible prices too.

If you're staying in the Keswick area of the Lakes a visit to the terrace cafe at Lingholm is worth sampling. You can reach Lingholm via one of the Derwentwater launches and enjoy a half hour easy woodland stroll or take the car, they have a carpark. The food is excellent, dogs are welcome inside and out, there is a lovely terrace overlooking the newly restored octagonal walled garden and you can read up about Beatrix Potter and her connections with the estate.