I’ve visited north Devon very often and posted photos of the places that I am about to feature in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Perhaps because of that, my brother and…
Isle of Wight – an island for everyone
Isle of Wight is well known for the annual Isle of Wight music festival in mid to late June, and Cowes Week, an annual sailing event in early August. For the…
Baddesley Clinton – another National Trust Treasure
This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses On a sunny day in the middle of March, my partner and I were in Warwickshire visiting a…
February hotel breaks – Salisbury & Bournemouth
This post is part of a series called English cities & towns When the dull, drizzly and dismal January seemed to stretch endlessly on to February, there’s one thing to…
Wondrous Waddesdon Manor
This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses The art of turning a hurried day trip to a relaxing break comes easy with practice! Take a…
Captivating Cambridge
This post is part of a series called English cities & towns Visiting Cambridge on a day trip is like having an elusive glimpse of the beautiful countryside on an…
Blenheim Palace – a real (birthday) treat!!
This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses My daughter bought me a voucher for a day out and afternoon tea for two at Blenheim Palace…
Breathtaking Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
This post is part of a series called Gorgeous Gardens On our way back from Budleigh Salterton to our base in Sidmouth, we passed by Bicton Park Botanical Gardens. It’s…
Spellbinding Sidmouth
This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon I had barely unpacked my suitcase from my last trip to Devon, when I was off there again last Friday….
The romance of train travel in Devon
This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon My partner and I just returned from a few days in Devon for my birthday. We did something quite different…