Well, it has been a while since I last wrote a journal entry. An awful lot has gone on in all our lives since then – but, one way or another, onwards we go! Hard Work The 14 week lockdown saw Helen and I working really hard on our garden here, and I took the… [Read More]

Hello Again! Well, it’s been a fair while since I last updated the Journal, back in March. They’ve been a strange few months for us all I think, one way or another. But the crucial thing is that – some 14 weeks since our last guests checked out – here we are: open again! Hurrah!… [Read More]

Wet, But Not Defeated! Well, after the wettest February on record we have still managed to keep the Somerville clientele happy. And that was especially true over the Valentines weekend, when we had Storm Ciara. Yes, that did give us all a soaking, but thumbs-up to all our customers. We had no cancellations and in… [Read More]

Happy New year to you all. We hope you had as much fun as we did over the festive period. Room Refurbishments While we were closed for our vacation in Thailand before Christmas, we were having some refurbishments done. There’s now a new bathroom in the Courtyard Suite which, with its herringbone tile effect, made… [Read More]

Well, here we are at the end of the season and we are just a few days away from flying off to Thailand for a few weeks of sunshine. The sun will make a welcome change as it’s been a rather soggy autumn. But that said, it’s been very mild and Brits are resilient to… [Read More]