Monday is England’s next step on the ‘roadmap’ to normality. Wherever you are you may be closing down or opening up or more likely your leaders are doing another u-turn. Normality is a long way off and though you might read messages on line from your favourite places – ‘Welcome Back’ – do they really mean it? Here are some nice places you probably won’t be able to go to…
London
Bridges open, but one way only, bad luck if you’re on the wrong side of the river.
Dreaming about eating out? Stick to dreamland, everywhere else is fully booked.
Must have beach app on phone to check if you are allowed to visit.
Lighthouses – good for social distancing, but only one visitor at a time.
Someone else got their first, closed until further notice.
Cruises currently limited to passengers who have been vaccinated and are good at rowing.
Wales, different rules to England, you may not be allowed to cross the border.
Cathedrals are always interesting to visit, but this may be as near as you can get. Enter only if you are fully masked and have had a negative Covid test.
Museums are popular outings, especially if it’s raining, but book in advance for your thirty minute slot, book separately in advance for a cafe fifteen minute slot.
Scottish holy island – ferry only goes once a day. Scotland has different rules to England and Wales so you may not be allowed across the border… what a shame, you would really have loved Iona…
National Trust houses always popular for an outing; they are opening up again – of course you have to book in advance and once inside will have to walk round in single file, one way only, no stopping or turning back…
Chances of getting inside here for a look round? Very unlikely…. unless you live there.
Where will you go for your next outing?
Times and Tides of a Beachwriter 
I feel like I have spent my whole life on the wrong side of the river!
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You need to find a bridge Geoff!
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Yep, that’s about the size of it. My husband and I visited an historic home today, no walls, no roof, just stonework–but we still wore masks.
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I can just imagine that outing Liz, hope it didn’t rain!
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No, it didn’t. We had glorious sunshine the entire day.
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Stopathome or windowsill bay got us at the moment…lovely colourful blocks the only one that was too difficult for me to read was the red block…Have a great week 🙂 x
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Thanks Carol.
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My ghast was flabbered to find we were able to book a table inside next Saturday to celebrate my nieces birthday. I’m so hoping for a carvery.
Huge Hugs Janet
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Carvery with no touching – might not be allowed to pile up your plate!
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We flew for the first time in over a year last week. Everyone behaved themselves and wore their masks. I’ve returned to the gym as well. It’s harder with a mask on, but that’s a small price to pay.
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Well done, you have experienced the new reality Pete.
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I am considering booking a restaurant inside for the end of next week. It has been far too cold and wet to even think about those ‘outside tables’. As for the rest, I expect it will be situation normal. Dog-walking in Beetley.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good luck, I’m sure we will hear about it, I agree eating outside is best avoided, I have heard tales of getting wet and being told limited menu and time limit of hour and a half!
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Nice post, great photos of interesting places to visit.
I recently had a one day visit to the seaside, I will do a post on it soon.
In June I have 5 day mini holiday planned , am heading up to north Queensland, let’s hope we don’t go back into Covid-19 lockdown .
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Thanks Ally, yes all holiday plans are viewed with trepidation as we wait for new pronouncements.
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We are facing a new normal. It will be interesting to see what it actually ends up looking like. Covid is going to be a shadow of us for a very, very long time. I enjoyed the little jaunt to places I probably will never see. But they were pretty!
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Yes when I look up our local places they all want you to book in advance – no popping in for a browse and coffee at the local museum/art gallery.
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way to tease us with all those wonderful places that we can’t go to! 🙂
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You have given me an idea for next week -places you would not want to go to!
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those places are probably all open! 🙂
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Very funny and well thought out post 👏👏 Laughed at all of them, but London is not a place we ever want to visit again. Regards eating out, an enterprising restaurant here in the Cotswolds Park has created “pods” which look like large rigid plastic bubbles with table and four chairs inside for eating and drinking classy menu too. Waterside Kitchen & Bar. Lots of examples of folks doing this around here. A bit like eating outdoors in Scandinavia with blankets and table heaters soon!
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Thanks Dr. B – strangely, on our last outing in pre Covid days we discovered John Lewis in Southampton had a roof garden cafe with plastic globes and blankets – at the time it seemed quite strange – like being a hamster.
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