Tag Archives: Travel

67 Hopton Street – an island of antiquity in a sea of modernity

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone knows I like to explore all the nooks and crannies in London and find the less well known places and remnants of times past. One such old place is hidden away behind the Southbank and despite almost the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 67 Hopton Street, Hopton Street, Lambeth Walk, Old House, Travel, walking tours | 2 Comments

The Grenadier – The Exclusive pub with a ‘Go-Fund Me’ for a ghost!

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s one of my favourite London pubs and a little different from some I visit with the difference being the wonderfully secluded and rather exclusive district of London it fits itself in. The Grenadier is a public house in Belgravia, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Belgravia, Pubs, The Grenadier, Tours, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | 5 Comments

My 2019 Year in Review

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

2019 was a busy old year and in keeping with most of the previous 44, not particularly good though far from the worst. I guess that’s why I never celebrate New Year! Two of the highlights were definitely getting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Happy New Year, Life, New Year, Travel, Work, writing, year in review | Leave a comment

London Travel Gift For Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Many bloggers use December as a time to hawk their books and whilst I’m not above that…. (did I mention I have a huge range on Amazon, iBooks and elsewhere lol) I thought I would do something slightly different. Instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Christmas, Christmas gifts, Christmas ideas, Gift Certificate, Gift Voucher, London, Tours, Travel, walking tours | Leave a comment

Murky Moor photos

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been away for a few weeks giving a long tour of parts of north east and north west England and having returned I have found my wordpress to stubbornly refuse to fully function on my iPad or even let … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Northumberland and Durham, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Moors, photos, sheep, Teesdale, Travel, Travel photography, Vera | Leave a comment

Open House London

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Open House London has long been my favourite cultural event in London each year, despite the fact I’ve always been busy working and never got to enjoy the fun myself but it is the concept of it that I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Culture, Life, London, Uncategorized | Tagged Architecture, Downing Street, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, Open House London, Tours, Travel | Leave a comment

Walking Londons canals… Little Venice

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

If you haven’t read my recent posts on canals in general and the Paddington Basin in particular then do feel free to go back and take a peek before coming back here. It’s amazing how much the scenery changes once … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Canals, Little Venice, London, outdoors, Robert Browning, Travel, Waterways | 9 Comments

Walking Londons Canals…. the Paddington Basin

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Having created a new London Canals Walking Tour with Ye Olde England Tours I thought it was a good excuse to make good use of some of the many photos I took whilst working out my new tour. As mentioned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, London, Science and Engineering, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Canals, London, Paddington, Paddington Basin, Travel, walking tours | 5 Comments

My first trip up Londons newest roof garden @ 120

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

As roof gardens go, The Garden at 120 is spectacularly high at only 15 storeys but aside from traditional old buildings which happen to have a few pots on the roof (my most memorable being the Windsor Hotel in Cairo), … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Cool Britannia, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged City of London, garden, Garden at 120, London, Photography, Skyscapers, Tours, Travel | 3 Comments

New Year Musings and Thankyous

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I hope you’ve all had a Happy New Year and Christmas period for those who celebrate it. Did anyone do any First Footing at New Year? This is the beginning of my 7th year of blogging and I’ve written before … Continue reading →