Virginia and I saw the Blickling Estate, or rather resaw it. I had thought we had seen Felbrigg before, but no memories surfaced. However the misleading entrance to Blickling Estate on a curve of the road, with the car park further on, came back to me.

We admired the parterre at Blickling, with the topiary shapes which made me think of computer buttons. We wandered to the Orangery which was closed. The blossom in the West Garden was unaffected and angelic, but the walled garden was spartan and withered. Had a little bite to eat in the cafe then went round the house. They keep the lights low to preserve stuff which makes it a little dingy.

Did a little spot of shopping at the Spar store we patronised yesterday. At first leaving Blickling the phones didn’t have a connection thus handicapping Google Maps.

In the late afternoon we drove through the enthusiastic rain back to Cromer, having to pay at Meadow Street carpark as it wasn’t 6pm yet. We ate at Number One again, watching the surf come over the sea wall from the sandy waves coming into shore. I tried to guess which waves would spill over and which wouldn’t. Far fewer people upstairs than on Tuesday, lunchtimes must be their busiest times. So I could say I had crab on this visit I had Cromer crab arancini! The mini-cod main was ample, we had ice cream to wash it down, Virginia found 3 scoops one too many.