August 29, 2006
The Ridgeway 27/08/2006
My good chum Sven 
and I spent most of Sunday tramping along the Ridgeway - from East of Wantage to Ashbury, if I am precise. We stayed the night in the splendid Rose & Crown in the idyllic Ashbury (behind Sven in this photo).
We had a chat to the owners who explained that they took over the business 6 months ago and to date they've only renovated the pub area. They are now moving onto the breakfast room before tackling the hotel rooms - here's a view from the room we stayed in.
If the part they've completed is anything to go by, it'll be spectacular in a year or so - of course that means the prices will probably go up from what we paid (£82 for a twin room including a substantial supper and a huge full English breakfast for the pair of us!). Good pint of Arkell's 3B on draught, too!
Barely a stone's throw from Swindon... I really should get out of London more often!
Full set of photos from Sunday here.
Hey there. I typed my own name into google, and I found your blog. No relation I don't expect.
Nice to see that you're doing your bit to keep the Pannell name a good one with all the walking and activeness etc. It's more than I can say for myself!
Posted by: Rob Pannell at August 31, 2006 12:53 PM