We haven’t been on many days out this year so far and as I didn’t have the inconvenience of work last weekend we wanted to take advantage. Nowadays choosing a new day out destination has become rather difficult. Over the last 6 and a half years together we have been to every nice and okay … More Alfreton – A Mistake
The next walk I did was from Carlton to Holme Pierrepont. The journey to reach Holme Pierrepont was very similar to Part 1 of my walks around Nottingham. I walked from Carlton to the centre of Nottingham and then the same general direction towards Gamston, before turning left on Regatta Way towards Holme Pierrepont. This was a 5 … More Walking in Nottingham – Part 2
This year was our second visit to Lincoln Christmas market. When we visited in 2011 the roads were very busy and the market was absolutely rammed! There were so many people that pathways had to be closed off and we were shepherded round the centre like cattle, in order to get everyone round safely. We barely … More Christmas in Lincoln
While we were in the Amalfi Coast we had the choice to visit Pompeii, the well known and incredibly popular tourist destination or Herculaneum…an ancient town that shared the same fate as Pompeii. A lot of people haven’t even heard of Herculaneum, but it has some significant advantages over Pompeii which made us choose it. … More Herculaneum – Frozen in Time
Ashbourne is a small market town north west of Derby, lying just south of the Peak District. It is known for the traditional game of Shrovetide football, the origins of how the game came about is not known because of a fire at the Royal Shrovetide Committee office in the 1890’s which destroyed the earliest records. … More Ashbourne
We wanted a quick break around the Derbyshire area and the best price we could get for one night was £39 at the Derby East Premier Inn, It wasn’t in a classy or pretty location, right next to Brian Clough Way, but the price and location were good and the hotel was up to the usual … More Derby to the Peaks
We were a bit wary when we first arrived into Tamworth, parking in an old car park in the dreary Ankerside shopping centre. It was opened in 1980 and it looked like it. The shopping centre had suffered the fate of a nearby retail park taking a lot of the good stores and custom. It’s a shame … More Sunshine on Tamworth
The city of Lincoln is a favourite of mine. On our latest visit we parked in Lucy Tower, a pay and display multistory car park, which is unusual. It is very well located next to a lake, called Brayford Pool. It is a lovely area with a small harbour and several restaurants (predominantly Italian) on the … More Historic Lincoln
Creswell Crags is one of the most northerly places on earth that our ancient ancestors visited. There are caves around the limestone gorge where ancient animal bones have been found and physical evidence of ancient peoples living in the area. I wanted to visit to find out more about this history. The site is free if … More Creswell Crags – room for improvement
For the last couple of years I have been researching my family tree, mainly using Ancestry.co.uk. When I’ve struggled I have had to dig a little deeper and so have questioned family members and scoured graveyards. One stumbling block has been trying to work out who my great grandma’s parents are. A new lead came … More A family search in Boston
Where The Wildings Are 