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The day before we go back to Malaysia, we went to Saltburn-by-the-Sea (commonly referred to as Saltburn) for a visit and also to have lunch there. We went in the late morning. The sun was very bright but the wind from the sea was really chilly. People were in their summer clothes but I was all wrapped up like a dumpling hahaha!
Time flies when we’re having fun. After lunch, we went back to pack for the next day flight.
Since Legoland Windsor doesn’t open at night, we drove to Reading and Staines for dinner.
On the first evening after Legoland, we had our dinner at Reading. It is a large town on the Thames and Kennet rivers in southern England. We didn’t visit anywhere except had a quick dinner at The Oracle (about 45-minute drive) to try out Marugame Udon. Initially, we wanted to have a look at the shopping mall but it’s closing. We had to quickly get to our car because the carpark was closing too.
On the second evening after Legoland, we had a dinner appointment at Staines-upon-Thames. The town is a market town in northwest Surrey, England. It’s about 17 miles west of central London. We met at the popular Asian food court there. It’s called Staines Food Court (141-147 High St, Staines TW18 4PA, United Kingdom).
The food court has great selections of Asian food. It was so hard to decide. You want to eat everything after being deprived of food from home for a week or so haha! It’s a well-known food court here. It has an oriental grocery shop upstairs too. You can get all the Asian groceries here.
Reading and Staines are not too far from out hotel, Coppid Beech Hotel . Both were within one hour drive from Legoland Windsor. Staines were nearer.
So, next time if you are around the area, you can consider visiting these towns.
By the way, If you’re a tourist with no transport and is going to Legoland Windsor while you’re in London, the 1-Day Admission Ticket + Round-trip Transfer is highly recommended. The pick-up and drop-off is at Victoria Coach Station. It can be purchased on Klook. This is suitable for those who are not driving. Getting the ticket and the transportation ready before arrival will save you all the troubles later.
Had the opportunity to stay at Coppid Beech Hotel (John Nike Way, Bracknell RG12 8TF, United Kingdom) for 4 days 3 nights when I was in the UK in August.
It’s a 5-hour plus drive from our place to the hotel. While on the way there, we made a stop at a Services for lunch. We had KFC and noddles from Chopstix Noodle Bar.
After having our lunch and toilet break, we continued driving to meet our relative first before going to the hotel. By the the time we reached the hotel, it was already 8pm or so. After all of us had settled down, it’s almost 10pm-ish. We called it a night as we need to wake up early the next day to Legoland Windsor.
Hope that you find this quick review useful. It’s certainly an option to consider if you don’t want to live in Legoland and you want to keep your family in one room.
On a Sunday morning, we decided to head out early to visit the Northern Dales Farmer’s Markets during our summer vacation. The market happens on the third Sunday of every month. We’re in luck as we’re there on the said day in August.
You can find them at Thirsk, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stokesley, and Northallerton. They don’t happen on the same days. You have to check out their FB page to get updates of the dates or any news related to the markets.
It’s a very small market but with lots of choices of products from individuals and local businesses to see and buy. It is best to go early if you want to get something as they ran out fast. Quite an interesting monthly event to support the local businesses.
We bought some cupcakes, scotch eggs, kimchi, and samosa for lunch. After that, we went to watch movie
Back then, I only knew Hotel Chocolat for its chocolates. Only the recent years I got to know its ice cream. The first time I came across the chocolate was back in 2007. That’s almost 20 years!
This year, I got the chance to taste the ice cream. I did the ice cream review on my Instagram.
I mentioned all the good things on my Instagram. However, it’s not all perfect. There’s also one down side about the ice cream. It melts really fast. So you can’t really take your sweet time savouring it.
By the way, feel free to read about my flight to the UK back in August in this post: An Eventful Travel from KCH-KUL-DOH-MAN