Or if you’re looking for smarter… the new Porto Douro is great for Portuguese!

portodourorestaurants.co.uk

Or wander down high street to turtle bay chain which also does nice cocktails turtlebay.co.uk/restaurants/...

Cocktail bar is Greens…

www.greens-solihull.co.uk

More in high streets or centre. Cheap and cheerful at Taste Collective (with great cocktail bar next door!) …

tastecollectivesolihull.co.uk

Whatever you want! Great selection within Touchwood shopping centre or…

www.touchwoodsolihull.co.uk/dine-relax

Just watching now and crying with laughter. But it was clearly too much for someone in the audience.

Wonder if @nationaltrust.bsky.social collect ghost experiences?

At the same point, again she planted her paws and acted the same way. Her ears back and heckles fully up. Clearly deeply unhappy at the empty path ahead…

That’s where we end. She was not going to walk on, so walk abandoned.

So, I gave her a fuss and turned round and walked back towards to house. She trotted next to me happily wagging her tail and showing no sign of distress… but the second I turned another 180 towards the church, she started to growl.

Now, that’s weird. She’s a 12 year old lab. She never barks. She never growls. It’s not in her vocab. She certainly never bares her teeth the way she currently was. I stopped and looked at the empty path she was set on attacking. There was no-one there.

But. That’s when it all changes. As we got within eyesight of the church through the trees, her demeanour changed dramatically. She planted her feet and emitted a deep menacing growl - staring down the path.

Nooooo… how annoying. Hope you’ve got got your feet up now!

Hope they’ve left you alone now!