This post is part of a series called Madeira For a few days of sun and warmth at the end of January my partner and I returned to Madeira for…

This post is part of a series called Sweet Somerset I don’t normally travel in the U.K. in December, nor do I book accommodation before knowing anything about the area!…

This post is part of a series called Gorgeous English Gardens I didn’t know about the light show at Stourhead last year until after Christmas. This year I looked out…

This post is part of a series called Gorgeous English Gardens When it comes to autumn, it’s difficult not to wax lyrical about the harmonious medley of mellow colours seen…

This post is part of a series called Sweet Somerset Preface I confess to feeling a tinge of sadness when the clock goes back by an hour at the last…

This post is part of a series called In and around London At the last weekend when we visited my daughter and son-in-law in London, they gave us a surprise…

This post is part of a series called Gorgeous English Gardens The joy of Autumn It’s the time of the year when summer plants put away their brightly-coloured flowers, some…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns I always look forward to our annual trip to Warwickshire to visit my partner’s brother in Claverdon, Warwickshire….

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns When one thinks of Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick immediately spring to mind. However the elegant spa town of…

This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon As my partner hails from Bideford, our annual trip to north Devon tends to be based around there. This year…