This post is part of a series called Sweet Somerset What’s in a name?  Well, far from being irrelevant as implied by Shakespeare, a name fires the imagination, conjures up…

This post is part of a series called Madeira After 2 years of staycation, I was thrilled to be able to travel abroad again. Madeira in January was the ideal…

This post is part of a series called Gorgeous English Gardens What a fabulous way to wind up the year with a visit to National Trust’s Stourhead to see the…

This post is part of a series called In and around London “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”, so said Dr Samuel Johnson in…

This post is part of a series called Wonderful Wiltshire As one last fling at staycation before the onset of winter, my partner and I spent a few days in…

This post is part of a series called In and around London London – brash, bold and bewitching – was the exact antithesis of the rural destination of my recent…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns My friends assumed that a hodophile like me, or frog traveller as my friend Galina calls me, would…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns How could I follow up a great day in Stratford Upon Avon? (see link) Have a walking tour…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns The Cotswolds (which means “King Cod’s lands”), famous for picturesque villages, spread across six English counties in central…

This post is part of a series called English cities & towns What can I say about Gloucester except that it’s a great base for exploring the Cotswolds (see separate…