The British Museum & Mildred's

Today we visited The British Museum and Mildred's, a small vegetarian restaurant in Soho.

Ok admittedly, this post has little to do with books or cuppas, though in my defense we did drink tea and there was a library in the museum.

Anglesey Abbey

We braved the rain today and visited Anglesey Abby, a Jacobean house owned by the National Trust.  It has impeccably maintained gardens, and although the interior is a bit fusty and grandma-ish, the library is pretty impressive.

the books look good, but most of them I wouldn't want to read - A History of  Eton and loads of Punch  annuals

The grounds were the best bit, though it was too wet to go round all of it and parts of it are still a bit dead.

The silver birch reminded me of a Weirwood in  A Song of Ice and Fire  

 We finished up our visit with a cup of tea. The cafe isn't the best, it has no character and looks like a school canteen. Never mind, more importantly the sandwiches were tasty and they had a good selection of gluten-free cake.

Wimpole egg and lettuce 

Cream tea

A mug of milky, sugary tea ...

scones smothered in butter, jam and cream 

    = absolute heaven

all that's missing is a good book!  Enjoyed at Tiptree Tea Rooms