Breakfast at 7.30

in this delightful hotel.

I stayed overnight as I didn't want to drive back to Dublin late last night

Bel-Air is a step back in time. It was a big, country house once. There is no cctv, no keypads or swipe cards at all.

I slept well in a huge room which had the biggest oak wardrobe I have ever seen (massive it was)

I took my coffee out to a seat on the front lawn and I can see the sea in the distance.

It is a riding school also and six horses and riders trotted past just now on a ride out.

It is a perfect morning here in Ashford - hope its good where you are