Great Brington

Mr Kong wanted a Sunday roast for lunch, so we made our way to the village of Great Brington, in Althorp, Northamptonshire.

For those who don't live in Northampton, Althorp is the ancestral home of the Spencer family, the late Princess Diana's family, since the 16th century. (To the Malaysian, this is probably the only significance of Althorp/Northampton!)

The village itself is beautiful, peaceful and its inhabitants extremely friendly.

We made our way to the local Fox & Hound, and found a delicious Sunday lunch menu.

Mr Kong had the Sunday roast.

And Mrs Kong had the vegetable lasagne.

The pub itself looked like most other English pubs, though its period features were quite well preserved.

It was clear that this was a local pub, where everyone knew each other - and it was clear that most people here were kind of posh (who would carry a mulberry handbag out for Sunday Lunch?) and of the hunting set. We received several curious glances of course, but more so friendly curiosity.

Mr Kong thought he spotted the late Princess Diana's aunt. Mrs Kong did not know she had an aunt. Hmmm, suspicious...

Of course, the surrounding countryside was beautiful, on this sunny winter's day.