A few of my favourite places and people

ART GALLERIES & ARTISTS

ABBEY WALK GALLERY, Grimsby, Lincolnshire - a very friendly and accessible gallery, enthusiastically run by Gill Gibbon and Elaine Munson, where I now have a studio space. There is a permanent exhibition space for the studio artists and also a wide variety of rolling exhibitions.

HARVEY WELLS CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Frome, Somerset - very good friends. I love Emma's Jewellery & Adams Ceramics info@harveywells.co.uk

LEMON STREET GALLERY, Truro, Cornwall - a lovely large space filled with interesting contemporary works

BESIDE THE WAVE ART GALLERY, Falmouth - the view from the back window, of Falmouth Harbour, detracts from the great work on show!

PAUL GALYER, Grimsby, Lincolnshire - a varied, and prolific, output of work, from one of the Abbey Walk Gallery studio artists.

LIVE LOVE & CREATE, Brigg, North Lincolnshire - popped into the cafe for a cup of tea and some delicious homemade cake and found a lovely shop selling crafts from British makers, two drop-in and bookable ceramics and craft studio spaces and the delightful, enthusiastic and very hardworking owners, Sarah and Craig.  This is an enterprise well worth visiting and supporting - we hope to see it go from strength to strength - they deserve to succeed.

RESTAURANTS

THE OLDE BARN INN, Tealby, Lincolnshire - the friendliest, politest and most efficient eaterie serving well cooked homemade food at a sensible price. They have a well attended quiz night. Our favourite place to eat out and an extensive homemade vegetarian menu.

THE GREENHOUSE ORGANIC RESTAURANT, St. Keverne, Cornwall - great friends and great food what more can you ask for!

THE NEW YARD RESTAURANT TRELOWARREN, Mawgan, Cornwall - we've never been disappointed with a meal here. An eco-friendly complex with gallery, craft rooms, holiday cottages and timeshares.

THE SAND BRASSERIE AT THE HEADLAND HOTEL, Newquay - good food with views over Fistral Beach and a huge roaring fire to toast yourself by after a cold winter walk.

SHOPS

ROYSTON'S DELI - Louth, Lincolnshire - Louth is a special market town full of special independent shops.  Royston's Deli is one of our favourites mainly due to the friendliness of Roxy and Chris - not to mention their mega-scrummy Chocolate Ganache, 'proper' bread and many other goodies.

SEASALT ORGANIC CLOTHING - Cornwall based company.

WILLOW & STONE - Falmouth. One of those shops full of bits you'd really love to buy for your home.

SUNNYSIDE-UP FARM SHOP, on the road between Tealby and Market Rasen in the beautiful Linconshire Wolds. Very ethical meat (I believe if you have to eat meat you should consider the welfare of the animals that provide it for you), and other produce - all as local as possible, very high quality and not silly high prices. Very friendly owners and staff and certainly puts supermarkets to shame. A cafe will be opening Easter 2010.

WEB

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