Views of Chester

Sue and I recently spent 2 weeks in Cheshire and one of the places we visited was the City of … More

Grace Darling

Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Grace Darling Grace Darling was born in Bamburgh in … More

The first was about a visit to Oxford when she met up with Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice in … More

I was reminded the other day of a wonderful story about Queen Victoria. When she was still quite young she … More

After I had left Regent’s Park last Tuesday, I needed to cross the Regent’s Canal in order to catch a … More

A virtual walk on Heygo with guide Ian in the lovely city of Warwick brought back memories of visiting the … More

The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a … More

During our recent visit to Yorkshire, we stopped at the village of Rudston to see the ‘Rudston Monolith’. The Monolith, … More

It is widely believed that the Victorians invented the bathing machine but in fact evidence suggests that they were in … More

It is over 12 years since Sue and I visited Pompeii and Herculaneum, so it was good to be able … More