A day out in Chelsea...

It's been a while since I last posted, mainly due to extremely busy periods at work which don't allow much time for thinking let alone writing. But I'm making a conscious effort to blog more regularly from now on...

Hubby and I recently had a day out exploring Chelsea, London. It's been on the to-do list particularly since the new series of Made in Chelsea started {yes, it's a guilty pleasure}.

We started with a spot of lunch at The Phene, which is tucked away down a side street off King's Road. This is definitely our kind of {posh} pub - lovely interior, awesome beer garden and a delightfully varied menu - food, wine and beer. 

I opted for the Macaroni Cheese with spinach and truffle oil and Fraser went for  the Croque Madame {he loves a good toastie with an egg on top!}

After our lunch lunch we headed for an ogle at the houses on Cheyne Walk. A millionaire's paradise. Apparently the likes of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Laurence Olivier have lived there. The houses are HUGE, but it's free to look though!

We then headed to the Chelsea Physic Garden. It's a beautiful oasis of green right in the heart of Chelsea - quite the hidden treasure too. I definitely recommend a visit and apparently the cafe is pretty good too {we were too full after lunch}. As I'm quite green fingered I took a lot of photos...

Always the clown...

I bought a few postcards of vintage seed packets for framing at home from the lovely gift shop at the Gardens.

After we left it started chucking it down so we hopped into the nearest pub, The Surprise, for respite from the rain. Absolutely nothing to do with the bunting on the outside of the pub...

We had a good wander down King's Road, window shopping and for our final stop, we popped into Gail's for coffee and cake: A Chelsea bun in fact. Delicious!

All in all it was a lovely day out exploring the more affluent part of London. Jealous much!?

 Shones
xoxo