There is ample parking at the venue if it's the Sub Tropical Gardens. There's a car park near the Swan Inn, the first one if you're coming from Weymouth and it's the one I usually use.... it was a nice pub but I've not been there for a while.

There is also the Ilchester Arms, where my mum met my dad, my aunt works there and there should be a photo of my grandfather in the back bar. They do excellent food and have a conservatory restaurant. That's in the middle of town, just past the 90° bend in the road where the lesser road leads to the Swannery, Tithe barn, abbey ruins and church. 4 of the names on the war memorial there are related to me, and many more of my relatives are buried in the churchyard. I spent half my early life in the farmhouse with the big double gates set back from the road, 3 or 4 doors down from the Ilchester.

Enjoy the day and watch out for the white peacocks in the Gardens.

LTS