Chewton Glen
Saturday 7th May 2016
As a treat for Chie's birthday I'd booked us a stay at Chewton Glen, a sort of country house hotel and spa between the New Forest and the coast.
London May 2016
John's Pictures

12:26:15
We got the train to New Milton, then got a taxi from there to the seaside here at Highcliffe.

12:27:13
Quite an interesting looking bit of coastline.

12:27:30
Me and Erika about to go the beach for a bit.

12:38:14
Erika on the beach looking very trendy.

12:38:21

12:41:52
We started making a sand castle of sorts.

13:07:19
Not very well composed picture of Erika doing some digging. I think I had the sun in my eyes.

13:07:31

14:22:09
The Cliffhanger cafe, where we had lunch.

14:28:53
On the walk up Chewton Bunny, a wooded valley which leads from the sea to Chewton Glen.

15:02:28
On arrival at our hotel room, one of the treehouse suites, which had a little kids bedroom up in the loft.

15:05:42
The main living room of the suite.

15:05:54
The bedroom.

15:06:27
The bathroom.

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15:18:04
Erika had her own TV in her room, and seemed very happy to just sit on the bed watching it.

15:18:22
I tried to capture that the steps up to the kid's bedroom was also a sort of bookcase. Cute idea, but terrifyingly steep, and surely an accident waiting to happen?

15:32:02
The balcony of our suite.

15:41:13
Heading back to the main hotel for a swim in the pool.

15:41:21
As you can see Erika is very well prepared!

16:39:26
Back in our room after returning from the pool, me and Erika on the sofa.

16:39:45

16:41:35
Trying to take a picture from the balcony inwards.

16:41:47

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16:42:27
Self timer picture of the three of us.

16:57:58
Chie having some afternoon tea on the balcony.

17:37:20
Erika eating an apple and looking quite relaxed on the sofa.

18:02:34
Despite hot tubs being a bit gauche, and having questionable hygiene, it seemed sort of obligatory to use it as it was there.

19:24:36
Killing time during our long, long wait for dinner to arrive.

19:38:28
Chie warming her feet in the hot tub.

19:38:32

19:38:51

19:39:29
Still waiting for dinner...

20:22:02
Finally dinner arrived.

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20:31:07
Erika took a picture of me and Chie.

20:31:18

20:37:36
The Gevrey Chambertin I'd ordered, with considerable difficulty.

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20:40:42
A bit of a sunset.

21:22:48
We suddenly realised it was way past Erika's bedtime!

23:13:12
Me reading a book later on in the evening.

23:13:22

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