I don’t normally do this but my new book Secret Gardens of the City of London is still number 1 in its section on Amazon! It’s quite an achievement given that the algorithms are always changing the ranks moved on an hourly basis. Amazon have themselves reduced the price from £10.99 to £9.21 which they… Continue reading Amazon have a special offer on my #1 best-selling book – Secret Gardens of the City of London
Category: Travel
Posts predominantly travel related.
Uffington Iron Age Castle
Just a short walk from the Ridgway and a little under 2 miles from Waylands Smithy is the old Iron Age hillfort which is known as Uffington Castle. It sits atop the summit of Whitehorse Hill. This is not the sort of castle you might want to visit to see dungeons and towers and… Continue reading Uffington Iron Age Castle
My new book made it to number one best-seller on Amazon! AND my first pitch to a newspaper is the Travel Feature in the Independent newspaper!
I’ve had such a busy week as I so often do that I was only aware of one of these events last night. Namely my new book Secret Gardens of the City of London which had been climbing in the charts since its release just over a month ago reached the number 1 ranking in… Continue reading My new book made it to number one best-seller on Amazon! AND my first pitch to a newspaper is the Travel Feature in the Independent newspaper!
Waylands Smithy – The neolithic monument which is home to a supernatural Elf!
Monday saw my post on the ancient Ridgeway road and I used that to visit another ancient place, Waylands Smithy. I’ve wanted to visit here for years but never got around to it as despite being not too far from London, it’s in a rather isolated spot and only accessible from the Ridgeway on foot,… Continue reading Waylands Smithy – The neolithic monument which is home to a supernatural Elf!
Walking The Ridgeway, one of the oldest roads in the world
On Saturday I had my first and likely only real day out all year went to Oxfordshire to visit various ancient and picturesque sites. One of the places I was looking forward to travelling on was the Ridgeway which is one of the oldest continually used roads anywhere in the world For at least 5,000… Continue reading Walking The Ridgeway, one of the oldest roads in the world
Visiting WW1 trenches in the heart of England
As someone with a keen interest in WW1 or The Great War, I’ve written before on my visits to the Western Front in France and Belgium. Not many people know that there are still trenches in England and conveniently only about 15 miles from where I live. I’ve wanted to visit them since the 1990’s… Continue reading Visiting WW1 trenches in the heart of England
My new book is out – Secret Gardens of the City of London
After a year of solid work my new book has just been released in Paperback, Kindle Apple iBook formats. So what’s it all about? Secret Gardens of the City of London is based on my unique, popular and generally well regarded tour with Ye Olde England Tours Sacred Secret Sanctuary Gardens Walk (rated by Trip Advisor… Continue reading My new book is out – Secret Gardens of the City of London
Coronavirus Diary 66 – I have an actual tour today!
Today is a very special day, I have my first proper tour since February albeit it at 50% off and possibly the only one of this year. Two people from the Lake District are staying in London for a few days for a special birthday and out of all the things to see in London,… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 66 – I have an actual tour today!
The famous London Underground Rush Hour Like Never Before – A Deserted Westminster
On thursday last week I had reason to go into London as I was practicing one of the new tours I have been working on. For the first time since I moved house in January, I got the tube direct to Westminster Station… one of the reasons I actually moved to where I did as… Continue reading The famous London Underground Rush Hour Like Never Before – A Deserted Westminster
See me in action…. a 1 hour free video tour around St Pauls – Smithfields, London!
Well everything well yesterday or as well as possible considering the incessant heat, lack of sleep and in my case food lol. Much of Britain but particularly London is currently being roasted. Last night it was 26 degrees outside at midnight which is around 82F in humidity is more than fine enough for me in… Continue reading See me in action…. a 1 hour free video tour around St Pauls – Smithfields, London!
Stephen Liddell 