At the last weekend when we visited my daughter and son-in-law in London, they gave us a surprise treat – tickets for the reopening of Leighton House Museum on 15…
“Autumn colour at Winkworth” 2022
The joy of Autumn It’s the time of the year when summer plants put away their brightly-coloured flowers, some trees start shedding their leaves, sprinkling the ground with colours of…
Henley-in-Arden via Newbury and Banbury
I always look forward to our annual trip to Warwickshire to visit my partner’s brother in Claverdon, Warwickshire. The journey from the New Forest by car is about 125 miles…
Leamington Spa – the oft-overlooked gem of Warwickshire
When one thinks of Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick immediately spring to mind. However the elegant spa town of Leamington Spa nearby has a lot going for it, too. It has…
Christmas at Stourhead – farewell to 2021
What a fabulous way to wind up the year with a visit to National Trust’s Stourhead to see the magical light show! It took just over an hour to follow…
London – vibrant and amazing in November 2021 as ever!
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”, so said Dr Samuel Johnson in 1777. I wouldn’t go that far, but on my third break in…
The Cotswolds – the perfect place for staycation in August 2021
The Cotswolds (which means “King Cod’s lands”), famous for picturesque villages, spread across six English counties in central England – Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. It’s a perfect place…
Daycations in July and August 2021
Once I came to terms with not going abroad this year, I stopped checking what countries were on the red, amber or green lists. For me, no foreign travel is…
The hidden treasure of Wiltshire
There is more to Wiltshire than Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Stourhead, Longleat etc. etc. Away from the traffic queues heading for these places and slightly off the beaten track on B3089,…
What’s so special about Hunters Inn in Exmoor, Devon?
Booking a stay at Hunters Inn is said to be difficult because it’s fully booked months in advance. I can vouch for that. I managed to book a room for…
