Curiosity lets you keep that inner child in you and helps
you discover, explore and learn. Do you still remember the amazement you felt as a child when you first discovered something?
Our breakfast at Westminster
Abbey's Cellarium Cafe has lead me to the Corridors of Westminster Abbey. Amazed at
my discovery, I slowly walked down the corridor like a curious child
admiring all the beauty and history of this place. It was quiet and
peaceful... I let myself lose in an imagined Tudor world surrounded with
beautiful architecture, gorgeous stained glass windows and some tombs
of a few famous people.
Now
here's an abbey secret, you can roam around this area for free. In order
to get here you need to go through the back entrance, near where
Cellarium Cafe is. We were actually the only ones wandering there at
that time. Most tourists are in the queue outside waiting to get in the
abbey. I was able to take a peek of the abbey from one of its side doors, you need to buy a ticket to get in though. Every English monarch since William the Conqueror (1066) has been crowned here. Deep within the abbey one can also find Britain's oldest door. Read on...
We came early in the morning and it was peaceful and tranquil.
Our breakfast under the ancient arches of The Cellarium Cafe at the heart
of Westminster Abbey.
Delicious English breakfasts and lunches are served in this 14th century cellar where the monks once
stored their own wines, bread and cheeses.
French Toast
Brioche with streaky bacon and maple syrup
The Cellarium English Breakfast
streaky English bacon, Cumberland sausage, back pudding, fried eggs, baked beans, slow roasted tomatoes, Portobello mushrooms and sourdough toast
A peek inside the abbey.
White Rose of York
Britain's oldest door is on the right and Chapter House is at the end.
Britain's oldest door. The door is made
from a single tree that grew sometime between mid AD 900 to 1030. The
door was likely to be constructed in 1050s for Edward the Confessor, the
abbey's founder. Which means, the Norman Conquest had not yet happened when the door was made. Later on, William
of Normady (William the Conqueror) was crowned King of England on 25
December 1066 in the abbey, only a few meters away from the door.
Cellarium Cafe
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