RHS Rosemoor

 

We had such a lovely day out at RHS Rosemoor for Alison's birthday. It was an early start on Saturday morning as the journey was going to take over 3 hours and we had tickets booked for between 10.00 and 10.30 entry, part of the covid requirements. The drive was to Little Torrington and took us over a lot of smaller roads in the motorhome which took longer than in a car. However, we enjoyed the drive itself and having left at 6.50 arrived at 10.20, so 3.5 hours through Dorset, a bit of Wiltshire, Somerset and into Devon.

The gardens were superb, as one ought to expect I suppose, given the RHS is the official body for gardening in its myriad forms. We were entranced and inspired throughout the visit and took our time taking in as much as we could.

Hoefully the photos give some impression of the extensive gardens, the differing forms they take, the seasonality with blossoms in evidence after the daffodils had largely finished. You could see how magical it must look in the later months with that potential so obvious in the budding branches of shrubs and trees, roses and so on.

From there it was a short drive, 5 minutes, to our campsite for the night at Smytham Manor. That was a great find too. Having hooked up to the electric we were soon off again, walking down to the Tarka Trail and into Little Torrington

We had set out to get a loaf of bread but had no luck during our hiking round North Devon and so had to take a short drive to Torrington itself. It was then time for tea and whilst Alison caught up on some reading, I cooked us pasta and bolognese sauce with wine and beer which we enjoyed after our 20000 steps for the day. 

Just briefly, the new accessories for the motorhome worked out well with the hooks for coats, the bathroom organiser and hooks in the kitchen area proving useful in keeping things tidy and accessible. The frame for the bin was great and made cooking far easier with the peelings able to cleared as I went. It all just made life a little less cluttered on board and a bit less frustrating. Best of all was the double duvet which was soo cozy. The double sleeping bag served as a sheet under us and duvet was so much less restrictive. We were warm and Alison had a great night's sleep.