When the lockdown started at the end of March I hoped that my birthday 3 months later would not be affected. Unfortunately the government announced that much of the hospitality sector would reopen as the “new normal” on the 4th July, a week too late for my birthday! This meant our plans for a couple … More Twycross Zoo – in need of a new direction
Just before the lockdown we managed to have one last day out. As it was sunny we headed to Derbyshire and to Kedleston Hall. At this point the grounds were still open so we thought a nice walk would be a good idea.Although it was a lovely looking sunny day there was an unforgiving wind … More A last adventure…for now
St Paul’s Church is only a 10 minute walk from my house and I used to work opposite it for many years and yet it is only recently that I really began to notice it! I have had a ganders around the outside of it and it is quite a grand church that has somehow … More An undiscovered church
Our third and final day in Derbyshire started with a Wetherspoons breakfast again, more of a brunch by the time we were eating it though…but this time we went into Ripley. Before Emma could finish her food the wee baby began to get too agitated so I took her for a walk round Ripley town … More Derbyshire with a baby – Day 3
We recently went for afternoon tea at Colwick Hall Hotel in Nottingham and next to the lovely old hall were the ruins of a church. From the outside the church didn’t look like ruins, as the outer walls had held out rather well, but there was no longer a roof and the church was basically … More Ruins of St Johns Church
Last September we went to Portugal for our 5th wedding anniversary. We stayed in the same area to where we got married, but had to accept a cheaper hotel. All along the coastline of the Algarve there are beauty spots and it is arguably one of the best coastlines in all of Europe. We got … More Portugal’s Coastline
On our most recent trip to Disney World, Florida in May 2018 we didn’t get the weather we hoped for, like the weather we got two years earlier in May 2016. When we looked ahead at the weather forecast before arriving in Florida the weather seemed rather decent, but it all changed once we were … More Florida and its Freak Weather
Shrewsbury castle is now pretty much just the regimental museum. It cost me £3 to enter, as a student. £4 as an adult. I started upstairs, which had a room of regimental gear and information, but what I enjoyed the most from the top floor was the next room which was almost like a balcony … More Shrewsbury Castle
Usually a #TravelTuesday photo of mine is of something to do with travelling, surprisingly. However, we have not been properly away since our trip to Madrid last September! Which to us is a very long time indeed. Therefore my picture this week is of our current life…it has been a cold winter, even colder in … More House Life – It’s not always about Travel
When we visited Peterborough over Christmas we didn’t actually go inside the cathedral, we just admired the grand front view. I love cathedrals, which is ironic as I’m not religious in the slightest. However, I enjoy the history and architecture involved with such extravagant buildings. It’s a wonder how they were built in the times … More Another Cathedral
