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 Europe in the Hundred Years’ War
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 !
For Kettering, in Northamptonshire, England, this railroad station and the rail lines that have served it have an important role in history and today.
London had a record—just under 17 million—overseas visitors in 2013, even more than in the 2012 Olympic year. Meanwhile, Manchester, hometown of the Industrial Revolution and of one of the world’s most famous soccer teams would like more visitors.
The magnificent Travel Gumbo caters for all travelers travelling from everywhere to everywhere else, so it is in the vein of trying to attract visitors to my own country that I use this as an excuse to (request) publication of this selection of very quaint scarecrows that I recently came across in a small beautiful village.
Haddon Hall is my favorite among the scores of historic houses I’ve visited in England. It was saved from the destructive fate of so many houses, updating, by the benign neglect of its owners.
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 Europe in the Hundred Years’ War
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 !
For Kettering, in Northamptonshire, England, this railroad station and the rail lines that have served it have an important role in history and today.
London had a record—just under 17 million—overseas visitors in 2013, even more than in the 2012 Olympic year. Meanwhile, Manchester, hometown of the Industrial Revolution and of one of the world’s most famous soccer teams would like more visitors.
The magnificent Travel Gumbo caters for all travelers travelling from everywhere to everywhere else, so it is in the vein of trying to attract visitors to my own country that I use this as an excuse to (request) publication of this selection of very quaint scarecrows that I recently came across in a small beautiful village.
Haddon Hall is my favorite among the scores of historic houses I’ve visited in England. It was saved from the destructive fate of so many houses, updating, by the benign neglect of its owners.
