Today is one of those days where I had a whole slew of subjects that I could write about but one thing led to the other which is why I am here writing about Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet whose birth was celebrated on January 25th as it is every year. Or actually I’m… Continue reading What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell.
Tag: castles
A visit to Stokesay Castle and then Shrewsbury.
Resuming with postings of my recent week long holiday in Shropshire and we are now at thursday. The floods and rains had subsided and we were in serious danger of seeing blue skies and indeed by mid-morning we were all started by the appearance of this yellow-white disc in the sky. According to the history… Continue reading A visit to Stokesay Castle and then Shrewsbury.
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
Castles and Churches
Day 2 of our holiday in The Lakes started with a visit to Egremont Castle which happens to be 2 minutes walk from where we are staying. Situated in the pretty small town of Egremont the castle like many others was built by The Normans but sadly this one is quite ruined. Many parts of… Continue reading Castles and Churches
Stephen Liddell 