MK in winter

Starting out with a quick photo of the Bowling club in Melton Mowbray as I think it is our only excursion outside of Milton Keynes since we got back from Goa. Mum treated Claire Glad and me so she didn’t have to cook for a change. It’s a little more expensive than our Calvary in MK but its lots better, especially the gravy.

Having been stuck in the city centre for so long, only venturing out to David Lloyd or the market across the road, we decided on a nice long walk to the Giffard Park on Sunday to try their roast. Its about an hours walk so we set off at about 11am from Lloyds Court past the new insurance glass building. I suppose that most financial institutions are made of glass at the moment; how will it all end?

Not long before we reach the canal which was frozen over except for a channel in the middle where the odd boat had ventured. The ducks and geese had to settle under the bridges where the water is a little protected from the frost. They all looked pretty hungry; we should have brought our old loaf from home. How does a duck look hungry?

Past my favorite photo opportunity, the “Brick Kilns” and through Linford Park until, at last we could see the Giffard Park pub. Their menu has changed a little recently and although we didn’t try it, they are offering 2 meals for £5. This includes quite a range of their meals such as scampi and chips, lasagna and tipsy steak pie and chips. We might be back to sample this soon. We both settled for the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and I couldn’t resist “going large”. Not quite sure how they got all mine on the plate and normally it would have fed Claire and I but we have been on a diet.

Talk to you again next time we go out.