Jubilee Fun!
Last week was packed full of fun when Mike and me took ourselves off on a mini road trip. Our first stop was to Powis Castle in Welshpool . Owned by the National Trust, you can meander through the castle and grounds at your own leisure. Having visited a fair few NT properties recently (since taking out a membership), and being disappointed by the houses not being open, we were pleasantly surprised by what was on offer and kept ourselves amused for a good hour or two. From here we stopped for lunch at The Raven Inn (also in Welshpool), which I can thoroughly recommend. We chowed down on homemade nachos and chips, and it was pure filth! After refueling our tumtums, we set off North for Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall in Oswestry , which is the tallest single-drop waterfall in Britain. An impressive sight from the bottom, we duly set off up the hillside to the top of the waterfall. Faced with two paths, Mike of course chose the most direct and stupidly steep option and I think my spleen