Newquay! You must have a go! Soups are sooo easy and if you make a big pan full, as I always do, you can always freeze some.
I've never used a recipe but I always start with a basic onion and celery for any soup I make.
So: chop onion or two, throw in large pan with tiny bit of oil. As soon as pan is hot, I then turn it down to lowest setting while I chop about two or three celery sticks, chuck em in with onion and stir. From now on throw in mostly whatever you want. Carrots if you want ☺, knorr veg cube, then throw a kettle of boiling water over. Simmer about 40mins, add salt and pepper to taste and coriander for last five mins.
Ladle into liquidiser and return to pan. Or get a hand held liquidizer thingy. Serve with blob cream or cremefresh ontop.
Or after onion/celery stage chuck in tin chopped tomatoes and do the same, or throw loads a veg in. It's all fine!
Basically, no rules, just experiment with ingredients and enjoy.