We were invited out to lunch the other day, at short notice, and ended up at The Dairyman's Daughter at Arreton Barns. I bagged a large table, and, once everyone had arrived, we ordered food. I ordered a fish pie with fresh vegetables, the teenager ordered sausage and mash, and others ordered pork schnitzel, cottage pie, and steak and ale pie. Each portion was huge, and scrumptious. Somehow the children managed to consume ice cream for dessert! I would definitely eat there again, post diet of course!
After lunch we wandered down to the 'penny' arcade (10p a go) and played on the ancient machines. These included fortune tellers, shove penny, one armed bandits, and duck shooting. This was much more fun than I imagined and everyone was giggling by the end. Some of us went and looked round the gift shop, then went and watched the glass-blowing until the rain started again. At this point most of the party went home, but teenager and I stayed to watch a glass panda being created. The heavens opened during this, so it was nice to be in the warm and dry.
Arreton Barns is always a safe bet for an afternoon out with visitors, especially if they have smallish children.
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