Sunday 6th May, 2012
With Mrs.Blake cruising the North Sea en route to Ostende and Amsterdam, I thought it a good opportunity to head over the border into Essex to visit The Ship Inn. With family also based in that area of Essex, it made for a good chance to catch up over a pint or two of Adnams. After about a 30 minute drive along some very bendy roads, we arrived in the picturesque village (small town) of Burnham on Sea. Luckily finding a parking space outside the old clock tower meant we were only a short walk across the road from the pub. The Blake / Judd's were the first to arrive from our group so we headed straight in - well actually it was Florence who headed straight in to check out where we were going to be seated.
The interior of the pub, as you would imagine, had a very nautical theme. Bar looked very ship shape (!), photo's of ships on the wall, and even the back garden had what look liked bits of old ship so sit in. Exterior wise the it was very pleasing to the eye with some lovely hanging baskets and plenty of foliage about.
Ghostship, Broadside and Bitter were on tap, so myself and Tony both plumped for a Ghostship. For a Sunday lunchtime (12.40) the pub was very quiet, so it was nice when the rest of the family arrived to give the place a bit of life. Andrew, Helen, Margaret, Tony, David and George all popped along to meet up and we enjoyed a good couple of hours together.
Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather we weren't able to sit outside, but it was warm enough, and comfortable enough inside, to not worry too much about moving. In my opinion it wouldn't be the kind of pub you would visit for some posh grub, but the food which we ordered Flo for her lunch looked very tasty and there were no complaints from the lady herself. Fish fingers and chips - Gone !
We were at the pub for a good couple of hours before deciding it was time to hit the bendy roads again. We'd had enough Ghostship between us and Flo's attention span was beginning to dwindle. Very pleased to have got this pub ticked off the list as it was quite a lengthy journey for us Ipswich folk. Also, it's now nice to know where the pub is situated for future ventures down to see the Banners at Burnham.
With Mrs.Blake cruising the North Sea en route to Ostende and Amsterdam, I thought it a good opportunity to head over the border into Essex to visit The Ship Inn. With family also based in that area of Essex, it made for a good chance to catch up over a pint or two of Adnams. After about a 30 minute drive along some very bendy roads, we arrived in the picturesque village (small town) of Burnham on Sea. Luckily finding a parking space outside the old clock tower meant we were only a short walk across the road from the pub. The Blake / Judd's were the first to arrive from our group so we headed straight in - well actually it was Florence who headed straight in to check out where we were going to be seated.
Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather we weren't able to sit outside, but it was warm enough, and comfortable enough inside, to not worry too much about moving. In my opinion it wouldn't be the kind of pub you would visit for some posh grub, but the food which we ordered Flo for her lunch looked very tasty and there were no complaints from the lady herself. Fish fingers and chips - Gone !
We were at the pub for a good couple of hours before deciding it was time to hit the bendy roads again. We'd had enough Ghostship between us and Flo's attention span was beginning to dwindle. Very pleased to have got this pub ticked off the list as it was quite a lengthy journey for us Ipswich folk. Also, it's now nice to know where the pub is situated for future ventures down to see the Banners at Burnham.
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