Dubai Coffee Museum and the History Of Coffee Beans
While visiting Dubai with my friends we discovered a fascinating coffee museum. I had just 10 days to pack in as much as possible in Dubai and one of the highlights was, without a doubt,…
National Railway Museum, A Fun Day Out in York
York’s National Railway Museum was established in 1975 and is home to the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train. I would…
Jamaica Inn Cornwall – The Famous Smugglers Inn
Probably Cornwall’s most famous smugglers Inn on Bodmin Moor. Set in the middle of the moors it is located just off of the A30, close to the hamlet of Bolventor. The current building was built…
Hull Streetlife Museum – A Time Travelling Experience
The Streetlife Museum in Kingston-Upon-Hull is a transport museum with a whole lot to offer, and over the last few visits with my family has built some fun memories too. The 1940’s high street grabs my imagination…
The Bowes Museum In Barnard Castle
One minute you are in the Durham Dales, Teesdale and the historic small market town of Barnard Castle. Turn a corner and through the gates, and you are faced with a grand and large building….
The Weardale Museum and High House Chapel
I was having a day’s journey through Weardale in the Durham Dales. I had often come for walks, hikes and views but this was a day of discovery and to learn more about the people…
Cap Gris Nez and the Todt Battery, Northern France
My family and I were in France for a 4-day break, we drove along the beautiful coastal D940 route from the port of Calais after arriving early that morning on the Eurotunnel, our plan was to explore the coast,…
Beamish Open Air Museum – Step Back In Time
A great new day was ahead and whilst staying in Lumley Castle it was time to take in something to do in the area. Well, not far from Chester-le-Street, County Durham was a huge and…
Heugh Battery – The Only WWI Battlefield in Britain
On 16 December, 1914, the North East of England was bombarded by the German Navy. Scarborough and Whitby had no real defence and civilian casualties at home brought the war and propaganda to the fore….
The Workhouse – Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell Workhouse is a humbling place, somewhere to be experienced at least once, I can guarantee you’ll never forget your visit. What an eye opener, from the cradle to the grave through the eyes of…
Walking with Butterflies
In the Summer months, just in time for the school holidays; the Natural History Museum in London opens its doors to a wonderful butterfly house. Here is a place where dedicated staff make it their…
Zaanse Schans – Bringing Dutch History to Life
While it was still glorious and sunny after my visit to the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, I took a short 10 min walk back to the Central Station. Of course when visiting the Netherlands you…