A repeat experience at the garage this morning – closed, no explanation. The business next door is open though and they suggest perhaps they’ve taken a week off for the start of school holidays. Possibly. […]
Category: National Trust
2024 Day 103 – Bocastle
Our hire car is delivered promptly in the morning – a little Yaris automatic hybrid runabout. There’s no engine noise which takes a while to get used to. Reliable wheels at last. First stop is […]
2024 Days 101 & 102 – An Unexpected Twist
Himself and I debated long and hard over the timing of our return to England. I finally agreed on the 1st on the strict understanding that it would include some travel, not just the long and […]
2024 Day 100 – Kingston Lacy
If there’s one thing that the UK excels at, it’s the preservation of its history though the good work of the National Trust. Wild coastlines, historic trade infrastructure, manor homes, all at risk of loss […]
2019 Day 143 – Yum cha, then home
In John Denver’s immortal words, our bags are packed, we’re ready to go… but there’s a very important task to do before we leave…yum cha! For all of its woes, social media is a wonderful […]
2019 Day 134 – Buckland Abbey
I love it when pieces of the historic jigsaw click firmly in place. There’s a one such pleasingly moment today, at Buckland Abbey, linking it to Portsmouth’s Southsea Castle, which we toured on our return […]
2019 Day 132 – Killerton
In a first, Himself has located his inner house elf well before I have. He’s busy in a frenzy of activity, washing the motorhome. Meanwhile, I think my elf is in denial of the work […]
2019 Day 130 – Tyntesfield
Eeek! 130 days! No wonder I feel like we’ve been gone forever. Having completed our sojourn north to look at new toys, today we’re focused on our aim west. The countryside is lushly verdant green, […]
2019 Day 128 – Hanbury Hall
You’ll not be surprised in the least to hear that we’re on a trek north, to see the latest, 2020, motorhome releases. In the end I just didn’t have the energy to put up much […]
2019 Day 118 – Buscot Park
In a fabulously good bit of timing, we’re in Oxfordshire when both the house and grounds of Buscot Park happen to be open. Despite it being a National Trust property, Buscot Park is still very […]
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