Prior to our travels, I heard horror stories of food in England, of fruit and vegies old and flavourless and it is not true! Thanks to the advice of Glynn, we use Google Maps to seek out Marks and Spencer food halls, and stock up on delicious, cost-effective pre-made meals, and fresh, high quality fruit and vegetables. I am sure these are also obtainable elsewhere, but thus far, we have not gone wrong with Marks and Spencer (famous for clothing in Australia, who knew they also specialised in food?) As much as possible we are self-catering – the AUD is down, and we thought eating out would be cheaper than it is. The restaurant prices in England are comparable to Australia (and more expensive than Ireland). Eating out each day would quickly erode our budget and kid’s inheritance. It’s more difficult when we can’t freeze our ice bricks, although the Airbnb places are usually wonderful for amazing breakfasts which set us up for the day.
Ireland was brilliant for gluten free options. Fudge and icecream are particularly fine everywhere we go and we are walking sufficiently to allow this indulgence. Perhaps I will start a cottage industry making fudge on our return…