Whilst Sue and I were in Cheshire we visited Tatton Park near Knutsford. This is two historic houses in lovely…
Views of Chester
Sue and I recently spent 2 weeks in Cheshire and one of the places we visited was the City of…
Grace Darling
Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Grace Darling Grace Darling was born in Bamburgh in…
Some more Queen Victoria stories
The first was about a visit to Oxford when she met up with Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice in…
Queen Victoria’s Ankles
I was reminded the other day of a wonderful story about Queen Victoria. When she was still quite young she…
Regent’s Canal and Primrose Hill Bridge
After I had left Regent’s Park last Tuesday, I needed to cross the Regent’s Canal in order to catch a…
In search of migrants
Last Tuesday I went up to central London and spent the morning in Regents Park looking for birds on migration.…
Return to Thameside
It was back in May that Sue and I first visited the Essex Wildlife Trust reserve at Thurrock (https://wordpress.com/post/petesfavouritethings.blog/20170). The…
Memories Of Warwick
A virtual walk on Heygo with guide Ian in the lovely city of Warwick brought back memories of visiting the…
York Castle
The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a…
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