After the rather disappointing weather in July and August, the beginning of September brought scorching summer temperature, just in time for the break that I planned months before. Having a…
Things in life don’t always turn out the way we envisage. I waited with eager anticipation for one particular event last weekend and ended up being enthralled by another that…
Dorset is a truly diverse county on the south coast of England. There are no cities or motorways in Dorset but it boasts of many lovely towns and picturesque villages…
Nostalgia for the romance of a bygone era makes travelling by steam trains more popular than ever. This poster displayed at Swanage station certainly captures that glamour! Steam trains run…
Labels can be misleading and give rise to misconceptions. It’s certainly true in the case of Swanage. The reference to “a fun seaside resort” conjures up images of rowdy revellers, tacky…
Last Friday (30 June ) we visited our friends who moved to Bournemouth. I confess that I tend to avoid Bournemouth, though it has a lot going for it, especially…
The travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic of 2020 made me appreciate more the places nearer home that have been taken for granted. This frame of mind prompted me to…
Whitchurch in north Hampshire is not a name thst’s on everyone’s lips, much less that of a tourist’s! It’s just under 30 minutes from Salisbury and over an hour on…
Leominster or Ledbury? From my research, both towns are easily accessible by train from Hereford Both are famous for their black and white timber-framed buildings, a feature of this area….
Ross on Wye became known as “the birthplace of Picturesque Tourism” after being featured in the first travel guidebook about the Wye Valley in 1782. The accounts of the first…
