Harlech Castle: The Epic Fortress on the Welsh Coast
There are some places that just take your breath away, and Harlech Castle is undeniably one of them. I came…
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Flint Castle: The Forgotten First Link in the Iron Ring
Walk the sands of the Dee Estuary to the solitary sentinel where a King lost his crown. When people talk…
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The Tales of Derbyshire’s Magpie Mine
The Magpie Mine, a 200 year old Derbyshire lead mine in the Derbyshire Dales, roughly 5km from Bakewell. No longer…
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Walking with Butterflies
In the Summer months, just in time for the school holidays; the Natural History Museum in London opens its doors…
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Stafford – Church Lane and The Soup Kitchen
I have shown you over previous posts just some of the historic and remarkable buildings of Stafford. But, for refreshment…
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St Mary’s Church Stafford – Historic inside and out
Way back in around the year 700 AD, Staffordshire was such a different area. The River Sow valley was one…
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The Ancient High House of Stafford
The Ancient High House in Stafford, the largest timber framed town house that survives in England. This Tudor, Elizabethan house…
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Stafford Castle – Dominating The Skyline Over 900 Years
For over 900 years there has been a castle or ruin of in some form here in Stafford. Stafford Castle…
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Climb Criffel To Views Over Four Lands
Heading north into Scotland turning left along the northern side of the Solway Firth you hit the A75 to Dumfries….
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A Love Etched in Stone: The Undying Romance of Scotland’s Sweetheart Abbey
The road south from Dumfries unfurls through the gentle, rolling countryside of Dumfries & Galloway, a landscape that seems to…
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Lodore Falls – The romantic waterfall of Borrowdale
Lodore Falls has been a must see waterfall in Cumbria for many a visitor to the lake District. No great…
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Wiltshire: traditional village charm of Teffont
I arrived in Teffont, a quaint little village nestled in the beautiful Nadder Valley in Wiltshire. As I drove through…
