It easy for people who don’t live here (and even for some of us who do) to think that everything in Britain is old. We’re famous for old buildings and traditions but huge construction projects such as the London Olympics are helping to show us in a new light. Throughout much of the mid-late 20th… Continue reading You think that you know Great Britain?
Category: Travel
All about Attingham Park (and Croft Castle too)!
Today my blog returns us to the green hills of Shropshire and our final full day of our holiday towards the end of September. We chose to spend our day at Attingham Park, a grand house a few miles east of Shrewsbury. Compared to the houses we had visited earlier, Attingham seemed to be on… Continue reading All about Attingham Park (and Croft Castle too)!
Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
I don’t know about you but when I am lucky enough to go on holiday I don’t like going on standard beach holidays and I don’t like staying in resorts. A beach is a beach, a pool is a pool. What I want to do is see the sights both the touristic and also the… Continue reading Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
Ludlow and the castle
Our next day out would be focused on the historic market town of Ludlow situated around 7 miles south of our holiday cottage. We were almost reluctant to go out after enjoying a very peaceful night. We all felt it to be delightful not to be woken in the night by cars, planes, neighbours or… Continue reading Ludlow and the castle
Berrington Hall
Monday was our first proper day of the holiday and it had been raining all night and though by mid-morning we were down to drizzle, it was definately still wet. As this was never planned to be a sunshine and beach sort of holiday we had already researched some places to see. England is fortunate… Continue reading Berrington Hall
A trip through the Shires – not a Hobbits journey
The more eagle eyed readers may have noticed that I have been away for a week. Traditionally I always go on holiday in the last weekend of September. Apart from my wife having her birthday during this time, the accommodation is usually much cheaper than high summer, the tourist sites much quieter and often the… Continue reading A trip through the Shires – not a Hobbits journey
Getting lost in the world of maps
Do you ever go on an unexpected diversion? I’ve just been on one and I haven’t left my desk. Diversions happen all the time. Sometimes they can be good such as when you’re browsing Wikipedia intent on looking up a specific fact only to end up several mouse clicks away. I’m diverted all the time… Continue reading Getting lost in the world of maps
A day out in Cockermouth
Due to the all night storm our plans to go for another day in the mountains was quickly forgotten in place of a visit to the picturesque town of Cockermouth. Cockermouth sits at the meeting point of 3 rivers and below 2 large lakes and is currently most famous in the U.K for being devastated… Continue reading A day out in Cockermouth
A seaside jaunt
Thursday was forecast to be a wet day so we decided to take the car in case we had to shelter. Bizarrely for a wet day we decided to go to the coast, happily for us not only did the sun shine for us but we saw some real neat places through the day. Our… Continue reading A seaside jaunt
A lakeside walk
Following the culture and forests of the last few days yesterday we decided to do a nice steady lakeside walk. We decided to go to Wast Water which is much less touristic than other lakes with no villages, paddle-steamers or through roads to distract us. I have been carrying an injury the last few weeks… Continue reading A lakeside walk
Stephen Liddell 