One of our days out on our trip to Portugal was to the town of Portimao. We didn’t know too much about this place, but as it wasn’t too far away we thought we should pay it a visit. We took a local bus, the bus stop was right outside our hotel which was handy. … More Portimao – Lost in a Residential Town
Benagil cave is an unusual and beautiful cave in the small town of Benagil in the Algarve, Portugal. We wanted to visit it when we were last in Portugal in 2013. However, on that occasion we were getting married and didn’t find the time to visit it, much to our disappointment. So when we revisited … More Benagil Cave
I have been wanting to go to Calke Abbey for a few years and we finally decided to go on my birthday that has just passed. However, it pissed it down on my birthday, so we delayed it a day but it pissed it down the next day as well! So it meant another National … More Calke Abbey – A Dusty Old Mansion
My sister in law Louise from Birds and Lilies tagged me to this post, so I thought I would give it a go even though I’m a cynical fellow. So these are 10 things that make me happy… Travelling As a travel blogger, travelling clearly has to be at the top of my list of what makes … More 10 Things That Make Me Happy
When we visited Hardwick in late January it was cold, quiet and both the new and old halls were closed. We also wanted to see the herb and other gardens to see what had grown and flowered, as in January it was just soil and labels of what would be growing. We took lunch with … More Hardwick Revisited
I have not written a TravelTuesday post in a while, so thought I would post this lovely photo of the rally field at Rutland Caravan and Camping. We visited the in-laws on one of their days off from working at this campsite and we timed it well with the good weather. It meant we could … More Spring in Rutland
We made the short journey from Leamington Spa to Warwick, so short they are practically joined to one another. It was a sunny spring day and annoyingly still the Easter holidays in Warwickshire, so it was very busy. We had to drive round the whole town looking for somewhere to park before ending up … More Warwick – History and Expense
It was that time again for another night away in a Premier Inn. We had all of Easter weekend off, so thought we would go away somewhere for the last couple of days. The Premier Inn was really well located, right in the centre of town. We parked in St Peters multistorey car park behind … More Royal Leamington Spa
Belton House is located not far north of Grantham, in Belton. On the day we visited there were horse trials taking place on the grounds. This meant it was a bit busier than usual and the constant drone of the commentators voice could be heard around the grounds, which meant it wasn’t as peaceful as it … More Belton House
Woolsthorpe Manor is the childhood home of Sir Isaac Newton. The manor is in the small village of Woolsthorpe, less than a 20 minute drive south of Grantham. Once again it was a cloudy day, but that didn’t matter that much this time because everything was pretty much indoors, except for the famous apple tree … More Woolsthorpe Manor
Where The Wildings Are 