Tag Archives: Travel

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 | 2 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 →

Posted in Life, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Blogging, Happy New Year, Life, New Year, s, Tours, Travel, wordpress, Ye Olde England Tours | 2 Comments

The largest glasshouse in the world re-opens at Kew

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Founded in 1840, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is one of the most extensive and important botanical gardens in the world, housing the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections” around the globe. It’s quite frankly one of … Continue reading →