The ONLY Way is ESSEX!!
Yes we all know Essex has a reputation which has been personified on various Tv shows over the years, but believe you me the county has a whole host of other things to offer the …
Lincolnshire Can Really Boast Some Great Men
Woolsthorpe Manor was the childhood home of Isaac Newton. Located at Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, , is the birthplace and was the family home of Sir Isaac Newton. He was born there on 25 December 1642 . …
Are Formal gardens Your Passion ? – Then You’ll Love Doddington Hall & Gardens
If you like your formal gardens there’s not many better examples than this one in Lincolnshire Lincolnshire’s great gardens include Doddington Hall, featuring formal and wild displays and Easton Walled Gardens, which include kitchen and …
County Durham & The North – Really Does Have So Much To Offer the Visitor!
COUNTY DURHAM – the ecclesiastical and academic wonderland of Durham with its magnificent cathedral and Norman fortress; Barnard Castle and its amazing French-style chateau housing the Bowes Museum, see more later ……. The Cathedral Church …
Stamford – A Unique Experience & Some Interesting History As Well!
Visiting Stamford in an absolute joy and I certainly never tire of the town, it has has been described as ‘a miniature Oxford’ with its five spired medieval churches. It also boasts great Georgian architecture. …
Burghley House Near Stamford – One of the Most Imposing Houses to Visit!
Whilst you are travelling around Lincolnshire you simply mustn’t miss a visit to both Stamford and The Burghley House Estate just down the road. Enjoy an Elizabethan extravaganza at Burghley House, home of the world …
SHROPSHIRE – spectacular countryside, castles and canals…
Shropshire really does offer the traveller some terrific heritage. Travel up the River Severn into Shropshire and you are soon at The Ironbridge Gorge – a World Heritage Site. The ten museums and the Iron …
Truro Fast Facts – What You Didn’t Know About Truro!
Hi There Just a few fun snippets about Truro – See How many you Knew!! During the Civil War in the 17th century, Truro raised a sizeable force to fight for the king and a …
Shropshire – Visit It’s Castles
If you Love Castles then Visit Stokesay Stokesay Castle is a classic fortified 13th century manor house, with a fine moated garden. It’s one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, It was …
Cheshire – Aspire to Live in Audley Edge – Enjoy the Spectical of Chester
CHESHIRE – the dramatic wooded slopes of Alderley Edge; Alderley Edge is known for its affluence and expensive houses, falling inside Cheshire’s Golden Triangle Famous for its celebrity clientele it has a selection of cafes …
Market Drayton – The Home of Gingerbread? Quite Possibly
Hey we all love a Gingerbread Man don’t We! Here’s another of Shropshire’s claims to fame: Market Drayton is known as the home of Gingerbread. The first documented trade of gingerbread biscuits dates to the …
LINCOLNSHIRE – Big Sky Fens, Rolling Wolds and Sweeping Beaches.
Visit Lincolnshire for a short break there’s much to see and do. Cross the flat, fertile Fens to the rolling chalk uplands of the Lincolnshire Wolds, with its wooded valleys and sleepy villages. One of …
Visit BEDFORDSHIRE – There’s So Much to See & Do.
From wildlife parks. Stately homes, museums you are really spoilt for choice believe me when you visit Bedfordshire, its a great county with loads to see, here’s just a brief selection to get you interested …
Bude – One of the Jewels of The Cornwall “Holiday” Coast.
Bude has fantastic family-friendly beaches. And there are more, along with surf, around Newquay and Padstow. Fine beaches also surround St Ives, which attracts traditional holidaymakers and artists. Bude’s earlier importance was as a harbour, …
Truro – The “LONDON” of Cornwall
Hi There and welcome back to my little series about Truro Truro’s position was always enhanced by its port and the significant tin and copper trade Truro prospered in the 18th–19th centuries. Industry flourished through …
Dorset -A County of Beauty, Inspiration and Super-History.
A short mini break in Dorset is never really enough time to explore the county properly Wallow in Thomas Hardy Country. Around Dorchester – Dorset’s county town – are the rolling hills of the Wessex …
Polperro – The Cornish Fishing Village with a taste for Smuggling!
Pay a Visit to a Cornish Fishing Village, many are very picturesque and offer great days out exploring and just soaking up the atmosphere. Take your pick from Fowey, Polruan, Polperro and Looe are all …
Visit Cambridge – One of The Great English Seats of Learning & So Much More
Discover Cambridge – a truely Spectacular City Cambridge has been an important settlement since before Roman times. In the 11th century, religious orders and a breakaway group of Oxford scholars established Cambridge University. Its jewel …
Beautiful Cornwall, Scenery To Enjoy All Year Round!
Cornwall offers the traveller so much more -with its granite-fanged coast breaking the North Atlantic rollers, pointing the way to an ancient land of mystery and legend, wild terrain and exotic gardens. Land’s End Land’s …
Truro used to have a castle
Hi & Welcome back, if you like your history then read on – and yes Truro did have a castle but sadly no more, here’s the story …………… Truro has a rich history going back …
Great Dunmow – Whatever is The Flitch of Bacon Trails?
Nestled in Mid Essex the ancient town of Great Dunmow has a real claim to fame being an ancient flitch town. It’s an ancient tradition can be traced back to at least the fourteenth …
Norwich – an ‘irresistible destination’
The great city of Norwich has featured in the news headlines recently….a helter-skelter in the nave of the cathedral initially springs to mind, but interestingly it was Vietnam’s flagship airline describing it as ‘an irresistible …
Truro – Visit & Soak Up the History & The Culture
Hi There Why Not Visit Truro’s Land marks There’s much to see and do in Truro depending on how active you want to be of course! The Cathedral is a must As you arrive in …
Truro – The Jewel In Cornwall’s Crown
There’s so much that the UK has to offer as a holiday and mini break destination, and I have to be honest & say that I’ve neglected the UK for some years in favour of …
