Any place that’s home to a herd of spotted fallow deer is going to right to the top of the list of places I want to see. Himself has found Dyrham Park amongst the National […]
Tag: National Trust
2019 Day 113 – Mompesson House and Old Sarum
We’re back in Salisbury, for a second day’s exploring: first stop is Mompesson House. Built on the site of an existing 1635 house, it was built in 1701 by Charles Mompesson. Built in the Queen […]
2019 Day 110 – Waddesdon
If you dream of escaping to a French chateau, but couldn’t be bothered crossing the channel, fear not. England’s Buckinghamshire has the answer: Waddesdon is the place for you. We stumbled across it previously (2018 […]
2019 Day 107 – Hughenden
We leave the motorhome to its fate this morning, waiting on a verdict: can the window mechanism can be repaired on the spot, or if a new motor needs to be ordered. While we wait, […]
2019 Day 106 – Dapdune Wharf
I’ll admit it. I’m having withdrawals from Europe. We just ran out of time under the 90 day EU rule. With a month still to go before our trip ends, I’m feeling a little robbed […]
2019 Day 12 – Chartwell
Now all the National Trust places we’ve been to have been lovely, but occasionally we come across one that’s truly special. Such is the case today, when we visit Winston Churchill’s family home, Chartwell. Nestled […]
2019 Day 7 – Stourhead and Bunnies on Thames
It’s an utterly perfect morn, blue skies abound and we’re touched by the lightest of summer’s early kiss.Having missed out on Stourhead the day before, we rectify that this morning with a walk around the […]
2019 Day 6 – Farewell Truro, hello Devon?
The time has come, as it does each journey, to start the long trek towards the ferry crossing to France. Not before a birthday celebration for Himself, of course. With a lunch reservation at Spring […]
2019 Days 4 & 5 – Ankles & Glendurgan
Day 4 Another day, another task or two ticked off the list. This morning a very nice man pops in to steam clean our carpets. And what a glorious job he does of it. They […]
2019 Days 1 to 3 – Truro and Falmouth
Day 1 And just like that, another adventure begins. Not before, of course, the oh so very long trek from Melbourne to London. Blah. Come on future! It’s 2019 – where’s my teleportation app? Luckily, […]
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