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
The Excluded UK March – Westminster 30th September 2020
As many of you may know I have been without any real work since the 6th February this year due to the government understandably shutting down inbound tourism to contain the Coronavirus outbreak. I was also told not to work, in fact it was illegal for me to do my job and yet 8 months… Continue reading The Excluded UK March – Westminster 30th September 2020
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!
Coronavirus Diary 71 – Taking part in the legislative process
Yesterday I was fortunate to be invited to a small protest march in Westminster in aid of furthering the cause of the 3 million #ExcludedUK group of people who have had no income or government support since the virus started. I may well do a full post tomorrow but I thought I would share a… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 71 – Taking part in the legislative process
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
I found an old fashioned water well in my street!
Snooping around is part of my job and I end up in all sorts of weird and sometimes possibly illegal situations especially in the old City of London or out in the country. Two days ago I noticed that there was a possible old-fashioned well in the garden of what centuries ago was the village… Continue reading I found an old fashioned water well in my street!
The Legend of Jack O’ Legs – Hertfordshire’s answer to Robin Hood!
We all know the story of Robin Hood, Little John and the others in Sherwood Forest but where I live we have a similarly motivated though perhaps less successful and well-know figure and his name is Jack O’Legs who also stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Jack lived in a cave near the… Continue reading The Legend of Jack O’ Legs – Hertfordshire’s answer to Robin Hood!
Coronavirus Diary 70 – The front cottage garden in Autumn
Do you remember all the way back in April I wrote Coronavirus Diary 28 Dancing in the rain ? where I brought home this little fellow? Well a long hot summer and a bit of care from myself has meant my tiny little spider plant has grown out of all proportions. Fortunately the old front porch had… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 70 – The front cottage garden in Autumn
Coronavirus Diary 69 – Baby steps with ministers and journalists
Last week I posted two articles regarding meetings with a government minister and trying to write for a newspaper. I thought everyone would like to know that to a degree both went well. Over the weekend I heard that the Independent Newspaper which is one of a number of what were once broadsheet quality newspapers… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 69 – Baby steps with ministers and journalists
Stephen Liddell 