Anticipating more nice weather, we'd booked a table for Sunday lunch at the Bear & Swan pub in Chew Magna (no link as their website doesn't seem to be working) - it's just over half an hour's drive south of Bristol. I'd been there before a couple of years ago and remembered it as being good. And it didn't disappoint - I had overnight roast belly of pork with apricot stuffing. The meat was meltingly tender and there was a nice chunk of crispy crackling and there were nice crunchy roast potatoes, a dollop of apple sauce, rich gravy and a dish of fresh veg. A yummy modern version of a classic Sunday lunch. We didn't have any space to go for pudding, but coffee came with a couple of elegant chocolate truffles. Now that's my idea of how to end a good meal!
To walk our lunch off, we went for a walk through the fields down to Chew Valley Lake. It wasn't quite as a sunny as the day before, but the sun did break through occasionally and it was nice just to be out in the fresh air. At the lake, we managed a mid-afternoon tea stop - not quite as sophisticated, but a good cup of tea and a great view across the lake.
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