My American Grandmother's Travel Diary From 1951 — She Enjoyed Her Stay At The Grenville Hotel

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A Memory of Bude.

I searched for Grenville Hotel, Bude and found this site. I was reading my grandmother’s travel diary. She visited the hotel in June of 1951 and reported:

“Very nice hotel, good dinner — staff friendly — coffee in the lounge on house — head waiter told us in the dining-room that coffee was being served in the lounge — very nice gesture. Intended going to bed early, but we are overlooking the sea — a rocky coast and can hear the breakers from our room so Will [my grandfather] and I got into walking shoes again and tramped over the moor to the water’s edge — a blustery night but not cold — enjoyable walk. The sun was just visible through the clouds as it was setting at 9 pm.”

Thank you for having this photo online and giving me a historical glimpse of where she stayed nearly 73 years ago.

Added 13 May 2024

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