menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Is there anything more British than an underwhelming boast on a sign?

2 5
previous day

Riding through the southern fringes of the city of Worcester a couple of days ago, I passed a sign with an arrow pointing in the direction of Bennetts Willow Barn – “possibly the best farm cafe in Lower Wick”. Nice, that. Very British somehow, this kind of tongue-in-cheek modesty. I liked it so much that I’ve made the hour-long motorbike journey back out here to write this. The tea is good, the welcome warm and the sandwich substantial. It is indeed the best farm cafe in Lower Wick – there is no “possibly” about it, because, as I........

© The Guardian