After a final week of hard work we are finally ready to welcome our first guests on Saturday and everything looks beautiful. The blossom is spectacular and apparently, because of the wonderful weather we have been enjoying this Spring, it is the best year for blossom in 80 years, Look at our website at www.thewhitehousedulcote.co.uk to see the final pictures of our Old Barn
We are very happy to see that our local pub has won a very well deserved award. CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has announced that The George Inn at Croscombe is on their list of Local Pubs of the Year.
We are now in the final stages of preparation for the opening of our bed and breakfast and were delighted, following an inspection , to be awarded 5 stars by the Food Standards Agency for hygiene
We visited Wells Cathedral over the Easter weekend and decided to join the “Find Louis” competitions. As you can see Louis made it extremely easy, snoozing in the very window the competition notice was posted into!
While we are all set for the Easter break here at The White House, and very much looking forward to catching up with old friends, Wells Lions are already looking ahead to May Day. The Wells May Day Fair, held on Monday 4th May, will take place in the Market Square and Cathedral Green. Maypole dancing around the tallest maypole in Somerset, music and vintage vehicles are just some of the attractions at the event.
Can you believe that Louis, the cathedral cat has been interviewed in Wells Life this week. In the interview he gives candid details of his relationship with Maisie, the Bishops Palace cat and shares his views on what it’s really like coping with national press attention, and especially those dreadful rumours about him terrorising local dogs…….
We made a start on our kitchen garden yesterday with a first planting of broad beans and sweet peas. Didn’t realise what a large plot it was – it took us all morning just to dig over a single trench. Thank goodness the farmer next door is going to rotivate it for us
Everyone here in Dulcote is excited at the news in the Wells Journal today of the first Wells Comedy Festival. Headline acts include Uncle star Nick Helm and Irish Comedian Tommy Tiernan. The event will take place over three days from 29th – 31st May.
It is an absolute joy to live here! Everything is changing now Spring is here. Our Magnolia is now beginning to blossom – how beautifu….
We had quite a busy day on Saturday here at The White House. Final stages of renovation meant four workmen on the roof of our main home and this was too much of an attraction for the cockeral who lives on the farm next door. Perhaps if his wives are also attracted into our garden we can offer our own eggs to our bed and breakfast guests! This just didn’t happen in London…….