Blake House Craft Centre

Fabulous farm near Braintree. The meat was only me and Indy and Kim and Kev. We had a good wonder around all the small shops which were varied and interesting. There’s a large antique Centre which had several interesting things. A magic shop, a chutney shop, a couple of art galleries, a woodwork shop, a biker shop, the café itself which is huge, plus gift shop. I had a cheese scone and carrot cake for lunch both of which were fine but not particularly well cooked.
Kev was interested in buying a guitar and floor drum from the music shop. Kim and I chatted for awhile with the witch who runs the magic shop. She didn’t have my Oracle cards though.
There were a couple of things I would have loved Julian to see although I do need a bigger budget when I go back.
As the A12 was busy, I came back via a very scenic route around the villages. Via Halstead, Bures towards Sudbury, then across through villages towards Dedham where there were lots of people using the river to cool off. It was a proper summer day. Roof down all the way and I even put two lots of suncream on.Read more