Basildon Park
On the way to Heathrow today I went to Basildon Park, a National Trust property near Lower Basildon in Berkshire. Continue reading
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Longleat Festival of Light
Happy New Year! Today is Twelfth Night and officially the last day of Christmas. This weekend is also the last day of Longleat Safari Park’s annual Festival of Light. Continue reading
River Thames Walk: Runnymede to Staines
Yesterday I met up with my cousin Charlotte at a National Trust tea room in Runnymede, close to the Thames Path and not far from Windsor. Continue reading
Chiltern Hills: A Weekend with My Cousin
We picked a walk in the Chilterns as it was roughly half way between Cirencester and London (about 90 minutes journey for us both on a good day). Continue reading
Buscot Park
After a week of hot Sunny weather, last Saturday I went to Buscot Park (between Lechlade and Faringdon) and enjoyed visiting the house and gardens there. Continue reading
Cornwall Coast: 18 More Miles
Last weekend I drove down to Cornwall as I have not done so yet this year – and wanted to get some walking in before the schools break up and travel around the country becomes a total nightmare. Continue reading
CMA AGM at BBC Birmingham
This weekend I was in Birmingham for the AGM of the CMA (Community Media Association). Hosted at BBC Birmingham, inside the Mailbox building, it is the first CMA event I have been to since pre-Covid. Continue reading
Sunny Easter Weekend
It is almost too good to be true: A bank holiday weekend and two consecutive days of sunshine – I’ve enjoyed being out in the garden over the last couple of days. Continue reading
Stow-on-the-Wold & Chastleton House
I spent a bit of time yesterday in the North Cotswolds, exploringan area of the country only a short drive from home but which I donโt often go to. Continue reading
Walking In the Shropshire Hills: Stiperstones, Welshpool, Ironbridge & Ludlow
Better late than never but I’ve just had my first – albeit short – holiday of the year, in the Shropshire Hills. Last weekend I spent 2 nights away, doing a little bit of walking and some sightseeing – my first visit to a lovely part of the country. Continue reading