With the many events held in 2014 to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers of the two World Wars, my visits to the delightful sea front of Weymouth are made more thoughtful each time I pass the memorials erected on the esplanade. The First...
The bones of England's King Richard III are the subject of a recreation by 3D printer, now shown in a display in the car park where they were found in 2012. The courts had determined that his actual remains should remain in Leicester...
I couldn’t remember the name of this Ely bookshop when I saw the picture and chose it for a Picture of the Day. So I first went to Google maps, to Street View to find it. No luck, High Street in Ely seems to have been bypassed...
When you think of a European summer seaside destination you might immediately think of such exotic destinations like St. Tropez or Nice or the Cote d' Azur, but possibly not the southern English coastline. Ah, but there you would be mistaken as there...
I currently have no view, whatever, from my bathroom. My last house had what I liked to believe was the most beautiful view in the world from a toilet. Subjective I know, but a wrap-around vista of Arizona canyon. ...
I have written a short note about my newly adopted home town of Weymouth on the southern English coast. Amongst the many delights that we have already experienced was last weekend's Weymouth Seafood Festival. Here is my mini photo-blog of this...
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze...
Located in the small Cotswold village of Winchcombe near the city of Cheltenham in south west England, Sudeley Castle was built on the site of an earlier castle by Ralph Boteler, Baron Sudeley, using money he had 'earned' fighting in...
My discovery of the Kennet & Avon Canal was a revelation. Id been confronted with a dilemma, the fact that I loved walking in the English countryside but had come to the conclusion that I could no longer take on the hills comfortably. Bath is the end point of more than 100 miles of the Cotswold Way and Id completed it in 3 trips. The last section left me wondering if my walking days were over, having had some tortuous ascents and descents and...
A new museum opened in London this week, at the Beefeater Distillery in Kennington. Tours complete with provided iPad guide and a G&T for your 12 entry fee. Londonist has the full story . Did you know? Beefeater Gin is made up of 9 botanicals - Juniper, Coriander Seed, Lemon Peel, Seville Orange Peel, Almond, Angelica Root, Angelica Seed, Liquorice and Orris Root.
HASKAYNE - 10 MILES NORTH OF LIVERPOOL The Leeds to Liverpool Canal - 127 miles of man made waterway. There are thousands of miles of man-made canals covering England. They are used today for leisure. Boating, fishing,...
For those of you lucky enough to be in London, the UK's National Trust has "new ways to enjoy London" this summer, including tours guided by well-known personalities in beautiful restored Green Line Routemaster coaches (that's buses). I...
When I was researching the history of the land my house is built on I opened up so much information. During WW1 the land was used for a temporary Army Camp. Many new soldiers were from Wales - 20 miles away - who spoke no English ! But on the 8th June...
For Kettering, in Northamptonshire, England, this railroad station and the rail lines that have served it have an important role in history and today. Kettering’s relative prosperity in the late 19th century was based on its leather and...
London had a record—just under 17 million—overseas visitors in 2013, even more than in the 2012 Olympic year. MORE Meanwhile, Manchester, hometown of the Industrial Revolution and of one of the world's most famous soccer...