I was in The Cotswolds and less than a mile from Beaumont Polo Club. With a guest pass in my hand and umbrella in hand, I was a little unsure what I would find there. I arrived 20 mins before the first game at 2pm but found that I was the only one there. So… Read More »
It’s carnival season, not just in Mid Wales (see Knighton show!) but also in London. I hadn’t planned to go there but I had the bank holiday off and headed into town from Sunbury and then realised the carnival was on. Hence I was not dressed in a skimpy bikini, fishnet tights and covered in… Read More »
Both my grandparents are buried in Knighton churchyard and my mother was born there so the connection to the town in quite strong. My sister and I decided to take part in the summer show and submit some exhibits into the competition. She put in crafts and photography and I put in photos and baking.… Read More »
I have been house sitting in Wiltshire and spent a week in a village which is more reminiscent of the Cotswolds. The villages along the Avon river are stunning. The quiet high streets are lined with thatched and half-timbered cottages which you could imagine have been here since the beginning of time. All around these… Read More »
The National Trust is a much loved friend to those who like to visit stately homes, industrial sites and the UK’s heritage. I had been to Styal Mill many years before when I lived in Altrincham. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a converted (and cold) woolen mill in Wales that I like industrial… Read More »
Three weeks in south Devon. What is there to do? Well there are a few little towns and villages to visit and then there’s bigger places like Plymouth but mostly people come here for the walks and the coastal scenery. My adventuring was curtailed in the first instance by Storm Noa which kept me indoors… Read More »
My friend begged me to go and stay in his holiday house in South Devon as it doesn’t get much use. I didn’t have any where to live so I took him up on the offer. It has been many years since I was in Devon and I had forgotten just how nice it is.… Read More »
It was my first visit to the big war cemetery, having walked past and gone into, the smaller cemetery in town. As it turned out, my great uncle happened to be buried there, a fact which had only come to light last week at a family gathering in Oxfordshire. I knew that Aunty Ella’s husband… Read More »
Everyone seems to have heard about Sherlock Holmes here. And when you mention the name their faces light up. The whole place has gone Sherlock mad. In fact I have a friend in Nanjing who went to the UK for a holiday specifically to see the home of the fictional sleuth. 69 million people have… Read More »