Tag Archives: Stanmore

Walking in a winter wonderland!

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but I love snow, especially when I don’t have to drive in it. The sad thing is that London doesn’t get a great deal of snow any more. It used to even in the 1980’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Photography | Tagged Bushey Heath, Grims Dyke, Snow, Stanmore, The Rutts, walks, Weather | 4 Comments

Getting up to mischief in some old woods

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Some of you might remember back towards the beginning of the pandemic I wrote a lengthy series of posts on my new neighbour having gone exploring when everyone else was confined indoors. One of my posts was on Grim’s Dyke, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Gilbert and Sullivan, Grims Ditch, Grims Dyke, Grims Dyke Hotel, Harrow, Stanmore, W S Gilbert, walks, Woods | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Diary 62 – I love it when a plan comes together!

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Some of you may remember that in the first days when everyone lock-down, I took the opportunity to go outside having already been shielding for a month or so. I went off to fully explore my new neighbourhood and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Private Tours, Stanmore, Tours, walking tours, Ye Olde England Tours | 4 Comments

My newest tour – Stanmore Circular Private Walking Tour

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Finally I have finished putting together my newest tour, Stanmore Circular Private Walking Tour. It’s all ready available for booking on the Ye Olde England Tours Website and on popular sites such as Viator and Trip Advisor. It’s all entirely … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel, Uncategorized, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged London, Stanmore, Stanmore Walking Tour, walking tours, Ye Olde England Tours | 1 Comment

My big Coronavirus Opening! – St Johns Church in Stanmore.

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last Monday was the first real big step forward in the restoration of normal life in the U.K. with many of the non-essential opening for the first time in months. Of course I couldn’t imagine anything worse than going in … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, Life, London | Tagged church, churches, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, St John Stanmore, Stanmore, walks | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Diary 51 – Social Distancing with baby frogs

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I never quite know what I will find on my walks and my walk on Friday was particularly eventful. First of all down a country lane I came across a car with its hazard lights flashing and being all prepared … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Bentley Priory, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Frogs, Nature, Social Distancing, Stanmore, walks | Leave a comment

The Abercorn Arms

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

If you remember on Monday I wrote on my walk to the home of the esteemed Edward Adrian Wilsonwho died at Antartica with Captain Scott. One of the reasons his house was located where it was at all was because … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London | Tagged Captain Scott, Edward Adrian Wilson, Napoleon, Pubs, Stanmore, The Abercorn | Leave a comment

Visiting the home of Edward Adrian Wilson – a forgotten hero who died with Captain Scott of the Antarctic.

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Every now and then I write a post not quite realising the scope it will take on, perhaps once or twice a year I investigate something and it gives me something to reflect on all year and this is what … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history | Tagged 73 Stanmore Hill, Antartica, Art, Captain Scott, Diary, Edward Adrian Wilson, Explorer, South Pole, Stanmore, Wales | 9 Comments

Visiting the grave of W.S Gilbert – the very model of a modern Major-General

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

One of the main things I waned to find on my walk I wrote about on Monday was the grave of W S Gilbert. I’m used to finding obscure graves amongst hundreds thousands in cemeteries a mile or more in … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cemetery, Diary, Gilbert and Sullivan, Pirates of Penzance, Stanmore, W S Gilbert, walks | 5 Comments

The ruined church of St John the Evangelist in Stanmore

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

With the never ending lock-down being met with never ending warm weather, I decided to go and join up the dots of my new Stanmore tour which I actually worked out dreamt up whilst writing my blog posts on the … Continue reading →