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…
Happy return to Wells!
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…
Leighton House – a little gem in the crown of London Museums
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…
“Autumn colour at Winkworth” 2022
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…
Henley-in-Arden via Newbury and Banbury
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….
Leamington Spa – the oft-overlooked gem of 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…
Barnstaple and other North Devon Delights
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…
Bolzano is an all-round beauty
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Bolzano is known as “the gateway to the Dolomites” for good reasons. It’s the nearest city to the heart of…
The Divine Dolomites
This post is part of a series called Around Italy It’s my other half’s turn to celebrate his milestone birthday in June. He chose to spend it in Val di…
A very traditional English Weekend break
This post is part of a series called Wonderful Wiltshire What can be a more traditional English weekend break than to have mid morning refreshment in a pretty market town,…