Warning: quite a long blog intro.
Vicky bought Dave a Silverstone circuit tour as a Christmas present but 'cos she wasn't well at that time we have had to postpone it until now as this was the first suitable date Silverstone could give us.
Every time we drive to the circuit we pass this intriguing Tea Room and farm in Farthinghoe but never have time to stop there. With the circuit tour not being until 2:15, we have ample time to pop in and sample some….ahem…...tea.
The tuna mayo on wholegrain option.
The greedy-gannet ham, eggs, and chips option.
Time for a little stroll around the farm and the village.
Meeting the pot-bellied piggies.
The countryside.
This is what fresh air can do to folk.
Vicky said: 'Look sexy'.
Insert yer own punchline here.
It's Thursday and the bins are out in Farthinghoe.
The bins are out on a Thursday in Worcester too.
Is it the same everywhere then?
What do binmen do for the rest of the week?
Olde motor outside Farthinghoe Primary School.
Buttercups.
In a field.
Wasn't this used in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
We are now on The Tour and are at The Wing.
Some chairs, not being used as such right now.
The ceiling of one of The Wings' exhibition rooms.
Maldonado. Behave yerself!
The F1 Drivers Briefing Room.
The Timekeepers Room complete with litter bins in mysterious location.
Howard with the spoils of victory.
Dream on mate.
That Ray Skontrole-fella and the youngest member of our tour group monitor the monitors.
In the Workshops now.
This is 'Ferret'. He's in charge of the circuits single seaters.
Phil, one of Silverstone's Driving Instructors and our Tour Guide this afternoon,
explains The Hypersonic dual-seater-thingy.
What is it about Vicky and Ferraris?
The Tour is supposed to last two hours but it took nearly three this afternoon. Phil is an enthusiastic guide and there's a lot to see. Most of the bits we'd seen before, so we haven't blogged everything.
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