Before the end of the summer holidays

From Thursday this week, 25 August:

we have added an extra choice to each course on our three course menu

we are opening an extra day for lunch – on Thursdays.

Exploring the countryside in and around Petersham can now be combined with lunching with us, in a calm, relaxed, country atmosphere for an extra day.

With food and traditional values that reflect the place.

Before the end of the summer holidays

Although as usual we been closed for a week for the team to have a Summer holiday, some of us stayed here.

It’s so beautiful here.

It’s even becoming more like an ‘English Summer’ now – it’s getting cooler – it has rained at last, there has been some Summer thunder and lightning – the evenings are fresher and, suddenly, it’s noticeable the dark is arriving earlier.

It’s got that wonderful country feeling after the hay has all been brought in, safely, dry, before the harvest.

Before the end of the summer holidays

Why go further afield?

What a place this is – to visit, to linger in, to explore, to enjoy the walks, beside river, by the beach at the end of River Lane, through woodlands, across the water meadows, past the cows, across the prairies, woodlands, lakes, springs, ancient oak stands of Richmond Park, along ancient footpaths, exploring historic gardens, houses and palaces.

Possible to explore, shaded from the sun, under tree canopies, though tunnels of green, enjoying vast vistas, which suddenly open up.

A restorative place.

A place to sit, dream, think, let time pass gently by.

A place to be active, to ‘do’.

Before the end of the summer holidays
Before the end of the summer holidays
Before the end of the summer holidays

Only a step away – to be able to explore this place and feel alone with nature – knowing urban ‘civilisation’ is only a step back.

One ‘step’ – a quantum leap – absolute change.

Before the end of the summer holidays
Before the end of the summer holidays
SHARE THIS ARTICLE

Related articles

For us, every season has its own magic. Here at The Dysart Petersham, the subtle shifts in sunlight, shadow, and sky arrive quietly, only to mature suddenly. These changes bring …

This is the second in our series on living thoughtfully, responsibly, well — the principles that guide life and work at The Dysart Petersham. They shape how we think, what …

Over the rest of this year and over the Winter months we are planning a series of articles about the importance we attach to our values, summed up as ‘living …